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AI alignment, with Emmett Shear
Episode 59
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Emmett Shear, co-founder of Twitch, former interim CEO of OpenAI, who now runs Softmax AI alignment. Emmett a…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Building software that survives contact with reality, with Will Wilson
Episode 58
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Will Wilson, CEO of Antithesis, to discuss the evolution of software testing from traditional approaches to c…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Defense, drones, and military procurement, with Bean of Naval Gazing
Episode 57
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Bean, a pseudonymous defense industry expert, to explore the intellectual crossovers between military and civ…
8 months ago
AI and the great developer speed-up, with Joel Becker of METR
Episode 56
This week on Complex Systems, Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Joel Becker from METR. They discuss groundbreaking research on AI coding assist…
8 months, 1 week ago
How banks actually work (and don't work)
Episode 55
In this solo episode, Patrick McKenzie reads his classic essay "Seeing Like a Bank," exploring why financial institutions often appear to have no mem…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Building software in Japan, with Jim Weisser
Episode 54
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Jim Weisser, a serial entrepreneur and founder of SignTime, for an in-depth exploration of Japan's software m…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Startup investing in Tokyo, with Coral Capital’s James Riney
Episode 53
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by James Riney, partner at Coral Capital, to explore Japan's transformation from a $700 million startup ecosyste…
9 months ago
How AI reshapes the craft of software engineering, with Yoav Tzfati
Episode 52
Patrick McKenzie is joined by AI researcher Yoav Tzfati to discuss “vibe coding” - using LLMs to delegate software engineering work to AI models. Yoa…
9 months, 1 week ago
Stacking the odds: Cate Hall on agency and outlier success
Episode 51
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Cate Hall, CEO of Astera Institute and author of a forthcoming book on agency, to explore how individuals can…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Think like a trader, with Ricki Heicklen
Episode 50
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined again by Ricki Heicklen to discuss the evolution of her trading education business, Arbor, one year after their …
9 months, 3 weeks ago