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Why does AI Alignment = Slavery?
Open AI's Sora is blowing people away with fictional, realistic videography.
Yaniv Bernstein
February 22, 2024
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This week, we discuss AI Alignment in a special reacts episode with Ali Reza, debate Good vs Bad Founder and Yaniv is interviewed in a bonus episode.
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Reacts: AI Alignment - Open AI’s Sora, Gemini 1.5 & AI Startup Trends
Emil is out this week from the Insider trio so Yaniv and Chris welcome special guest Alireza Ali to discuss the hottest developments in the tech industry this week.
Alireza is currently the co-founder and partner at Blue Dot who specializes in AI strategy and implementation consulting services. He previous founded another AI startup and has worked at Google for 11 years, some of which as a Tech Lead.
Together, this week’s trio discusses:
🌌OpenAI's Sora
🧠Groq's AI chip
💥Gemini's competitive 1.5 release
📈AI Startup Trends
Stay up with the latest developments in the AI scene.
Do not miss this episode!
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Edu: Good Founder, Bad Founder - 9 Huge Differences And Why They Matter
Founders are the linchpin of a startup.
They are the central foci, the lifeblood.
The buck stops with them.
But how can you tell the difference between a good and a bad founder? And how can you avoid being a bad one?
Don’t worry, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein are here this week to discuss 9 differences between good and bad founders, based on a recent article Chris wrote.
The differences are:
🔍 Good founders focus on solving important problems for customers while bad founders mainly concentrate on fundraising and profits.
🧠 Good founders hire smart people who challenge them, while bad founders like to be the smartest person in the room and just give orders.
🔮 Good founders have a vision as well as pragmatism. Bad founders either have no vision or cannot execute pragmatically.
🎯 Good founders put customers first, clearly communicate their vision to investors and choose investors who believe in them. Bad founders change plans to please investors.
❤️ Good founders treat employees with empathy but make tough decisions when needed. Bad founders don't care about their people.
🏛️ Good founders build a culture where the right decisions can be made without them. Bad founders micromanage everything.
🚀 Good founders aim for growth and scale. Bad founders just focus on short-term survival.
Listen to the full episode to hear the other 2 differences!
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Takeover: Yaniv Interviewed - Leadership Journey And Why You Should FIRE Faster
Today we have a special bonus interview.
The tables have turned and Yaniv finds himself being interviewed by Ben Wirtz.
Together the duo discuss:
🚀 Early Leadership Lessons: Yaniv's Google journey began with an early leadership role, emphasizing efficiency and effective communication.
🎓 Inspiration from Mentors: Insights from Oliver Heckman instilled high standards and fostered a culture of psychological safety, nurturing Bernstein's leadership skills.
💡 Innovative Problem-Solving: Yaniv's penchant for questioning norms and proposing efficient solutions is tempered by occasional oversight of details.
🤔 Navigating Tough Decisions: Addressing employee departures, while challenging, often signifies overdue actions and can be approached objectively.
❤️ Empathetic Leadership: Yaniv advocates for empathetic leadership, setting clear expectations, and fostering accountability through inquiry.
⚖️ Balancing Priorities: Early leaders must showcase value beyond mere activity, establishing boundaries without coming across as irritable.
🧘 Managing Stress: Yaniv underscores the importance of self-care amidst professional demands, advocating for a balanced approach to work and life.
🎁 Embracing Feedback: Viewing feedback as a gift, Yaniv emphasizes its delivery with good intentions, despite potential challenges in its reception.
See a side of Yaniv that is not often highlighted in the podcast episodes.
Watch it today!
The Endless OKR Cycle
Do You Help Your Competition?
Do you help the competition?
Many people reach out to me for help setting up their own advisory business.
They ask for my engagement style, contracts, pricing, lead gen etc.
Do I help them?
Yes.
Why?
Because I believe in...
1. Pay it forward - I've been helped a lot in my career, so I pass on the generosity.
2. Abundance - There's plenty of work and money in the world. Infinity really. Plenty to go around.
3. Karma - I know that a good deed never goes unpunished. Sometimes it even gets rewarded
Do you help your "competition"?
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