How Recent Innovation in Jiu-jitsu Helps Us Think About OpenAI’s Future

Eric Gilliam

May 26, 2023

Check out my guest post for the ChinaTalk Substack on recent innovation in the sport of jiu-jitsu and how it can help us think about OpenAI’s future. In a world where progress in GPT research drastically slows, what should we expect from OpenAI?

Some think it spells doom!

In my eyes, even if something like that happens, OpenAI and DeepMind are still the odds-on favorites to make the next big AI breakthroughs as well. Check out the piece to learn why! It draws on recent innovations in jiu-jitsu as well as the history of mid-20th-century industrial R&D labs.

Enjoy!

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