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Tom Brown: How Building GPT-3 Led to Founding Anthropic

Through GPT-3 scaling laws and then Claude Code architecture; Tom Brown traces the path from a B-minus in linear algebra to building frontier AI infrastructure.

Tom BrownguestGarry TanhostJared Friedmanhost
Aug 19, 202535mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:30

    From Failure to Success

  2. 2:30 – 4:12

    Early Startup Days at Linked Language

  3. 4:12 – 6:10

    The Grouper Dating Experiment

  4. 6:10 – 8:42

    Making the Leap to OpenAI

  5. 8:42 – 10:12

    First Product Launch Challenges

  6. 10:12 – 12:44

    Self-Teaching AI Research

  7. 12:44 – 15:44

    Building GPT-3 Infrastructure

  8. 15:44 – 18:23

    The Anthropic Spinoff

  9. 18:23 – 20:21

    Early Days of Building Claude

  10. 20:21 – 22:08

    The ChatGPT Wake-Up Call

  11. 22:08 – 24:13

    Claude 3.5 Sonnet Breakthrough

  12. 24:13 – 26:20

    Why Benchmarks Don't Tell the Whole Story

  13. 26:20 – 28:51

    Claude Code's Secret Sauce

  14. 28:51 – 31:11

    Building for the AI Agent

  15. 31:11 – 32:46

    The Largest Infrastructure Buildout Ever

  16. 32:46 – 34:38

    Multi-Chip Strategy

  17. 34:38 – 35:56

    Advice for the Next Generation

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