AMA: career advice given AGI, how I research ft. Sholto & Trenton

I recorded an AMA! I had a blast shooting the shit with my friends Trenton Bricken and Sholto Douglas. We discussed my new book, career advice given AGI, how I pick guests, how I research for the show, and some other nonsense. My book, “The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019-2025” is available in digital format now. Links below! * Stripe Press website: https://press.stripe.com/scaling * E-book: https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Era-Oral-History-2019-2025-ebook/dp/B0F22SKW5Y/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0 * Print pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Era-Oral-History-2019-2025/dp/1953953557/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 * Transcript: https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/scaling-ama * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dwarkesh-podcast/id1516093381 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yso3gE93kHV6vGZw2cgtp?si=c1dfbe07b63343f8 To sponsor a future episode, visit https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/advertise 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 0:00:00 - Book launch announcement 0:04:57 - AI models not making connections across fields 0:10:52 - Career advice given AGI 0:15:20 - Guest selection criteria 0:17:19 - Choosing to pursue the podcast long-term 0:25:12 - Reading habits 0:31:10 - Beard deepdive 0:33:02 - Who is best suited for running an AI lab? 0:35:16 - Preparing for fast AGI timelines 0:40:50 - Growing the podcast