Gwern is a pseudonymous researcher and writer. He was one of the first people to see LLM scaling coming. If you’ve read his blog, you know he’s one of the most interesting polymathic thinkers alive.
In order to protect Gwern’s anonymity, I proposed interviewing him in person, and having my friend Chris Painter voice over his words after. This amused him enough that he agreed.
After the episode, I convinced Gwern to create a donation page where people can help sustain what he’s up to. Please go here to contribute.
Gwern Branwen interview on Dwarkesh Patel’s podcast: “How an Anonymous Researcher Predicted AI’s Trajectory”
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