Podcast

Unsupervised Learning with Jacob Effron

Author: Redpoint Ventures
Feed episode count: 98
Official site: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com
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Summary

We probe the sharpest minds in AI in search for the truth about what’s real today, what will be real in the future and what it all means for businesses and the world. If you’re a builder, researcher or investor navigating the AI world, this podcast will help you deconstruct and understand the most important breakthroughs and see a clearer picture of reality. Follow this show and consider enabling notifications to stay up to date on our latest episodes. Unsupervised Learning is a podcast by Redpoint Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that has invested in companies like Snowflake, Stripe, and Mistral. Hosted by Redpoint investor Jacob Effron alongside Patrick Chase, Jordan Segall and Erica Brescia.

Episodes

Jul 9, 2026 · processed

Ep 90: AI Pioneer Jürgen Schmidhuber on the State of AI Today

Duration seconds: 3056
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-90-ai-pioneer-jurgen-schmidhuber-on-the-state-of-ai-today-yero2ugh

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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

AI Vibe Check: Lab Wars, Why APIs Might Vanish & Future Predictions

Duration seconds: 3995
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-vibe-check-lab-wars-why-apis-might-vanish-future-predictions-sr_Mp2pR

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Ep 89: AI Research Legend’s Honest Assessment of Where We Are

Duration seconds: 4413
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-89-ai-research-legends-honest-assessment-of-where-we-are-3Qm7Jv8G

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Ep 88: Unpacking DeepMind's Quest for SuperIntelligence with Demis Hassabis' Biographer

Duration seconds: 3369
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-88-unpacking-deepminds-quest-for-superintelligence-with-demis-hassabis-biographer-ojelyqia

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Ep 87: Gemini Co-Lead on World Models, RL's Next Domains & Continual Learning

Duration seconds: 3581
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-87-gemini-co-lead-on-world-models-rls-next-domains-continual-learning-GVbiENRb

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Ep 86: Yann LeCun on Leaving Meta, Breaking The LLM Paradigm, & Why Hinton is Wrong

Duration seconds: 4916
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-86-yann-lecun-on-leaving-meta-breaking-the-llm-paradigm-why-hinton-is-wrong-rZ6fpa_8

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

Ep 85: Has AI Infra Stabilized, FM Vibe Shift, & What's Next for Coding Agents

Duration seconds: 3292
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-85-has-ai-infra-stabilized-fm-vibe-shift-whats-next-for-coding-agents-IjTaA0mQ

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Apr 9, 2026 · not_requested

Ep 84: OpenAI’s Chief Scientist on Continual Learning Hype, RL Beyond Code, & Future Alignment Directions

Duration seconds: 3526
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-84-openais-chief-scientist-on-continual-learning-hype-rl-beyond-code-future-alignment-directions-l43Yra90

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Apr 2, 2026 · not_requested

Ep 83: Owning the System of Record, AI-Native Org Charts, & Why ITSM is The Most Vulnerable Legacy Category

Duration seconds: 3245
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-83-owning-the-system-of-record-ai-native-org-charts-why-itsm-is-the-most-vulnerable-legacy-category-fjqR1Bpt

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Mar 11, 2026 · not_requested

Ep 82: Behind Legora's $550M Raise, Model Competition, Doubling Revenue Every Quarter, & US Expansion

Duration seconds: 3269
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-82-behind-legoras-550m-raise-model-competition-doubling-revenue-every-quarter-us-expansion-NZdtRFa6

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Jan 29, 2026 · not_requested

Ep 81: Ex-OpenAI Researcher On Why He Left, His Honest AGI Timeline, & The Limits of Scaling RL

Duration seconds: 3772
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-81-ex-openai-researcher-on-why-he-left-his-honest-agi-timeline-the-limits-of-scaling-rl-v8n6gexx-fZAknHYv

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Dec 18, 2025 · not_requested

AI Vibe Check: The Actual Bottleneck In Research, SSI’s Mystique, & Spicy 2026 Predictions

Duration seconds: 4684
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-vibe-check-the-actual-bottleneck-in-research-ssis-mystique-spicy-2026-predictions-OsWTj5OH

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Dec 15, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 80: CEO of Surge AI Edwin Chen on Why Frontier Labs Are Diverging, RL Environments & Developing Model Taste

Duration seconds: 2881
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-80-ceo-of-surge-ai-edwin-chen-on-why-frontier-labs-are-diverging-rl-environments-developing-model-taste-_RAZbWeP

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Dec 10, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 79: OpenAI's Head of Product on How the Best Teams Build, Ship and Scale AI Products

Duration seconds: 3376
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-79-openais-head-of-product-on-how-the-best-teams-build-ship-and-scale-ai-products-q_iDa_wK

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Dec 5, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 78: Jordan Schneider, Host of China Talk, on AI Race, Key Policy Decisions & Unpacking Geopolitical Chip Tension

Duration seconds: 4402
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-78-jordan-schneider-host-of-china-talk-on-ai-race-key-policy-decisions-unpacking-geopolitical-chip-tension-ZpR9EnsU

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Dec 2, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 77: Anthropic’s Dianne Na Penn on Opus 4.5, Rethinking Model Scaffolding & Safety as a Competitive Advantage

Duration seconds: 2523
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-77-anthropics-dianne-na-penn-on-opus-45-rethinking-model-scaffolding-safety-as-a-competitive-advantage-ByQsRs77

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Nov 3, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 76: Sora Creators Bill Peebles, Rohan Sahai & Thomas Dimson on Their Unexpected Viral Success

Duration seconds: 3803
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-76-sora-creators-bill-peebles-rohan-sahai-thomas-dimson-on-their-unexpected-viral-success-hlfcz1HK

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Oct 24, 2025 · not_requested

AI Round Up: Ari Morcos from Datalogy AI and Rob Toews from Radical VC on Karpathy Reactions, OpenAI’s Dealmaking, & Bubble Reality Check

Duration seconds: 4613
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-77-ari-morcos-from-datalogy-ai-and-rob-toews-from-radical-vc-on-ai-round-up-karpathy-reactions-openais-dealmaking-bubble-reality-check-usBQrhMj

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Sep 24, 2025 · not_requested

AI Round Up: Ari Morcos from Datalogy AI and Rob Toews from Radical VC on AI Talent Wars, xAI’s $200B Valuation, & Google’s Comeback

Duration seconds: 3774
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-76-ari-marcos-from-datalogy-ai-and-rob-toews-from-radical-vc-on-ai-talent-wars-xais-200b-valuation-googles-comeback-8F45rfzE

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Sep 17, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 75: Nano Banana’s Oliver Wang and Nicole Brichtova - Behind the Breakthrough as Gemini Tops the Charts

Duration seconds: 2464
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-75-nano-bananas-oliver-wang-and-nicole-brichtova-behind-the-breakthrough-as-gemini-tops-the-charts-DUZv8L2o

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Sep 10, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 74: Chief Scientist of Together.AI Tri Dao On The End of Nvidia's Dominance, Why Inference Costs Fell & The Next 10X in Speed

Duration seconds: 3517
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-74-chief-scientist-of-togetherai-tri-dao-on-ai-super-researcher-the-end-of-nvidias-dominance-why-inference-costs-fell-the-next-10x-in-speed-hqhgrAYK

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Aug 26, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 73: General Partner of Felicis Peter Deng on on AI Pricing Tactics, Reaction to GPT-5 & Why Voice is Underrated

Duration seconds: 3854
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-73-general-partner-of-felicis-peter-deng-on-on-ai-pricing-tactics-reaction-to-gpt-5-why-voice-is-underrated-7PUrQHa_

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Aug 13, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 72: Co-Founder of Chai Discovery Joshua Meier on 99% Faster Drug Discovery, BioTech’s AlphaGo Moment, Building Photoshop for Molecules

Duration seconds: 3435
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-72-co-founder-of-chai-discovery-joshua-meier-on-99-faster-drug-discovery-biotechs-alphago-moment-building-photoshop-for-molecules-l2bPtBY2

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Jul 22, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 71: CEO of TurboPuffer Simon Eskildsen on Building Smarter Retrieval, AI App Must-Have Features & Current State of Vector DBs

Duration seconds: 3068
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-71-ceo-of-turbopuffer-simon-eskildsen-on-building-smarter-retrieval-ai-app-must-have-features-current-state-of-vector-dbs-wDVoriM7

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Jul 8, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 70: Karol Hausman and Danny Driess (Physical Intelligence) Unpack the Most Recent Breakthroughs & Path to Generalist Robots

Duration seconds: 4197
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-70-karol-hausman-and-danny-driess-physical-intelligence-unpack-the-most-recent-breakthroughs-path-to-generalist-robots-nzrPFaRT

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Jun 17, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 69: Co-Founder of Databricks & LMArena on Current Eval Limitations, Why China is Winning Open Source and Future of AI Infrastructure

Duration seconds: 3297
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-69-co-founder-of-databricks-lmarena-on-current-eval-limitations-why-china-is-winning-open-source-and-future-of-ai-infrastructure-I9ANfUP9

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Jun 4, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 68: CEO of Mercor Brendan Foody on Evals Replacing Knowledge Work, AI x Hiring Today & the Future of Data Labeling

Duration seconds: 2643
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-68-ceo-of-mercor-brendan-foody-on-evals-replacing-knowledge-work-ai-x-hiring-today-the-future-of-data-labeling-Aag6jNVf

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May 27, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 67: Max Junestrand (CEO, Legora) on Differentiating and Pricing AI Apps & How the Legal Industry Will Evolve

Duration seconds: 2649
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-67-max-junestrand-ceo-legora-on-replacing-billable-hours-pricing-ai-apps-evolving-legal-teams-k94KadSo

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May 22, 2025 · not_requested

Ep 66: Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic Sholto Douglas on Claude 4, Next Phase for AI Coding, and the Path to AI Coworkers

Duration seconds: 3465
Source: https://unsupervised-learning.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-66-member-of-technical-staff-at-anthropic-sholto-douglas-on-claude-4-next-phase-for-ai-coding-and-the-path-to-ai-coworker-jZX0gaQW

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