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Deep learning convinced Altman that advanced AI would become possible
Deep learning convinced Altman that advanced AI would become possible
Altman says the 2012 breakthrough in deep learning, especially its improvement with additional compute, convinced him by 2015 that AI could become extraordinarily important and was worth pursuing through OpenAI.
- Speaker
- Sam Altman
- Topic
- OpenAI Origins
- Source timestamp
- 1:06
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