Gmail Creator Paul Buchheit On AGI, Open Source Models, Freedom

It’s the first guest episode of Lightcone! The hosts sit down with Paul Buchheit, one of Google’s earliest employees, the creator of Gmail and current YC Group Partner. (He also came up with Google’s famous tagline “Don’t be evil.”)

This discussion covers a wide range of topics including the future of AGI, the early days of OpenAI and the crucial importance of open source models.