Richard Socher (You.com): How AI is Changing the World

The speaker discusses the use of large language models in search engines and how they can improve productivity for users. They also mention the potential for AI in healthcare, agriculture, and robotics.

• Large language models are being incorporated into search engines to generate essays and provide code completion
• Other companies can contribute apps to the ecosystem
• AI can improve healthcare by making processes more efficient
• AI can also be used in agriculture and robotics

The speaker gives an example of a company that uses AI to count red and white blood cells in blood measurements, which can improve the entire treatment process for patients

Richard Socher has been a transformative force in AI, from his academic publications to his work at MetaMind, Salesforce, and his current stint at you.com, a new search engine that combines privacy, freedom from ads, and ‘trust, kindness, facts, and AI.’ During this fireside chat with Russell Kaplan, Scale’s Director of Engineering, Socher discusses how recent developments in AI are shaping our world and how to develop the next generation of AI talent. Socher talks about the latest developments in AI, including AI-powered code completion tools, large language models, and AI applications for healthcare. He also addresses how to build large-scale ML teams and what it means to invest in the future of AI. In addition to his ongoing work as CEO of you.com, Socher is a key member of AIX Ventures, which helps AI-powered companies raise money from AI practitioners. While at Salesforce, Socher led teams working on fundamental research, applied research, product incubation, CRM search, customer service automation, and a cross-product AI platform for unstructured and structured data.