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Karina Nguyen

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OpenAI researcher on why soft skills are the future of work | Karina Nguyen

Feb 9, 20251h 14m

Guest: Karina Nguyen - AI Researcher at OpenAI. Karina has a rich background in AI, having contributed to significant projects at OpenAI and Anthropic, and has experience in engineering and design roles at major companies like the New York Times, Dropbox, and Square. Key Takeaways: Soft Skills Are Key: As AI advances, soft skills like creativity, empathy, and strategic thinking become more crucial, as these are harder for AI to replicate. Synthetic Data for Training: Synthetic data is used to teach models new tasks, allowing for rapid iteration and improvement without relying solely on human-generated data. Evals in Product Development: Writing evaluations (evals) is becoming a critical part of product development, helping to define what success looks like for AI models. AI in Product Teams: AI can assist in prototyping and strategy by synthesizing large amounts of data to generate insights and recommendations. Future of AI: The cost of intelligence is decreasing, making AI more accessible and capable of performing complex tasks, which will transform industries like healthcare and education. Topics Covered: AI and LLMs, synthetic data, model training, product development with AI, future of work, soft skills, OpenAI vs. Anthropic, AI in healthcare and education, AI strategy and creativity.

Notable Quotes

โ€œModel training is more an art than a science.โ€

Model training process

โ€œThere is always a balance trade off between how do you make the model to be more helpful for users, but also not being harmful in other scenarios.โ€

Model behavior

โ€œI would love to be a writer, I think. I think that would be super cool.โ€

Future aspirations