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No Priors Ep. 79 | With Magic.dev CEO and Co-Founder Eric Steinberger

Today on No Priors, Sarah Guo and Elad Gil are joined by Eric Steinberger, the co-founder and CEO of Magic.dev. His team is developing a software engineer co-pilot that will act more like a colleague than a tool. They discussed what makes Magic stand out from the crowd of AI co-pilots, the evaluation bar for a truly great AI assistant, and their predictions on what a post-AGI world could look like if the transition is managed with care. Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.com Follow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @EricSteinb Show Notes: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Eric’s journey to founding Magic.dev 4:01 Long context windows for more accurate outcomes 10:53 Building a path toward AGI 15:18 Defining what is enough compute for AGI 17:34 Achieving Magic’s final UX 20:03 What makes a good AI assistant 22:09 Hiring at Magic 27:10 Impact of AGI 32:44 Eric’s north star for Magic 36:09 How Magic will interact in other tools

Sarah GuohostEric SteinbergerguestElad Gilhost
Aug 30, 202437mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:45

    Introduction

  2. 0:45 – 4:01

    Eric’s journey to founding Magic.dev

  3. 4:01 – 10:53

    Long context windows for more accurate outcomes

  4. 10:53 – 15:18

    Building a path toward AGI

  5. 15:18 – 17:34

    Defining what is enough compute for AGI

  6. 17:34 – 20:03

    Achieving Magic’s final UX

  7. 20:03 – 22:09

    What makes a good AI assistant

  8. 22:09 – 27:10

    Hiring at Magic

  9. 27:10 – 32:44

    Impact of AGI

  10. 32:44 – 36:09

    Eric’s north star for Magic

  11. 36:09 – 37:46

    How Magic will interact in other tools

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