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Today’s show:

Adept Co-Founder and CEO David Luan joins Jason to discuss his experience at OpenAI (2:45), demo Adept's AI-powered workflow builder (13:47), what facets of AI he is most excited about, what keeps him motivated (32:33), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Adept founder and CEO David Luan joins Jason.

(2:45) David's experience at OpenAI and the evolution of deep learning

(5:22) DALL-E origins and its "a-ha moment"

(9:24) The next great well of AI training data

(11:21) Brave - Try the Brave Search API at http://www.brave.com/jason

(12:35) Adept's Northstar since day one

(13:47) Demos: showcasing the power of Adept AI

(15:52) The next battlefield for AI

(18:34) A look into Adept AI Experiments – a sandbox for AI enthusiasts

(20:46) Arising Ventures - head to ⁠http://www.arisingventures.com/TWIST to learn more and connect with the team

(21:51) How Adept aims to streamline job processes

(24:54) Strategies to outperform large competitors

(31:13) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at http://www.LinkedIn.com/TWIST

(32:33) What excites David about the future and motivates his daily efforts?

(36:29) The present and expected advancements in AI

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