Vinod’s advice for entrepreneurs innovating with AI | Vinod Khosla (Founder of Khosla Ventures)
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In this episode of Building With AI, host Hamza Choudery is joined by Vinod Khosla, the Founder of Khosla Ventures and a renowned technologist. Vinod has played a key role in Silicon Valley's history and is currently at the forefront of the latest wave of AI adoption as the first investor in OpenAI.

During the conversation, they discuss:

• Vinod's philosophy on risk,
• Advice for entrepreneurs building with Al,
• Open-source vs. API models,
• The Al race between the US and China,
• And much more!

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[00:44] Episode introduction

[01:45] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform

[02:11] Vinod's introduction

[04:50] Building a techno-optimist worldview

[07:45] How do you become a visionary?

[12:44] Vinod’s manifesto

[16:36] The power of risk

[19:27] AI in the Khosla household

[22:54] AI’s impact on industries

[24:43] Insights into a successful product team

[26:21] Current opportunities in AI

[29:10] The AI race between the US and China

[33:00] Predictions on the AI race

[36:55] The future of vertical specific models

[38:34] Balancing dependencies and innovation

[40:00] AI as a reasoning engine

[44:08] The role of data in AI’s evolution

[47:02] Vinod’s hottest AI takes

[49:43] Vinod’s biggest motivation to get up

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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Hamza Choudery (Co-founder of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.

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