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Karina Nguyen: Why soft skills will be the new moat

Through synthetic data, evals, and post-training behind Canvas and Tasks; creative skills, taste, and reasoning become the human edge as models flatten code.

Lenny RachitskyhostKarina NguyenguestChristina Cacioppoguest
Feb 9, 20251h 14mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 4:42

    Introduction to Karina Nguyen

  2. 4:42 – 8:21

    Challenges in model training

  3. 8:21 – 12:38

    Synthetic data and its importance

  4. 12:38 – 18:33

    Creating Canvas

  5. 18:33 – 20:28

    Day-to-day operations at OpenAI

  6. 20:28 – 23:22

    Writing evaluations

  7. 23:22 – 26:57

    Prototyping and product development

  8. 26:57 – 33:34

    Building Canvas and Tasks

  9. 33:34 – 35:36

    Understanding the job of a researcher

  10. 35:36 – 42:15

    The future of AI and its impact on work and education

  11. 42:15 – 47:50

    Soft skills in the age of AI

  12. 47:50 – 53:34

    AI’s role in creativity and strategy development

  13. 53:34 – 57:11

    Comparing Anthropic and OpenAI

  14. 57:11 – 1:07:13

    Innovations and future visions

  15. 1:07:13 – 1:11:36

    The potential of AI agents

  16. 1:11:36 – 1:14:33

    Final thoughts and career advice

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