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Alexandr Wang

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This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

We bragged at MIT that people from all the neighboring schools – because Boston is a huge college town, like tons and tons of – Boston is an amazing city. Yeah. But no, MIT was fun. But I was only there – I was at MIT for one year.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

I think for me it was like I was just feeling really impatient. And I don't really know why really, but I remember I was in school the first year. It was really fun and I really enjoyed it. But then I remember in the year when I was at MIT was one of the first like –

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

I think for me it was like I was just feeling really impatient. And I don't really know why really, but I remember I was in school the first year. It was really fun and I really enjoyed it. But then I remember in the year when I was at MIT was one of the first like –

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

I think for me it was like I was just feeling really impatient. And I don't really know why really, but I remember I was in school the first year. It was really fun and I really enjoyed it. But then I remember in the year when I was at MIT was one of the first like –

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

It was like one of the early big moments in AI because it was, I don't even remember this, but there was an AI that beat the world champion at Go. This was in 2015 when I was in college. At Go, and that was a game? Yeah, Go, it's like a big checkerboard with like white and black stones. It's like, and it was, yeah, this game, AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

It was like one of the early big moments in AI because it was, I don't even remember this, but there was an AI that beat the world champion at Go. This was in 2015 when I was in college. At Go, and that was a game? Yeah, Go, it's like a big checkerboard with like white and black stones. It's like, and it was, yeah, this game, AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

It was like one of the early big moments in AI because it was, I don't even remember this, but there was an AI that beat the world champion at Go. This was in 2015 when I was in college. At Go, and that was a game? Yeah, Go, it's like a big checkerboard with like white and black stones. It's like, and it was, yeah, this game, AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

Never happened, yeah. And it was a big moment for AI. It was like, oh, wow, this stuff is like, it's really happening. And so then this happened in March. And I guess, yeah, I dropped out, started my company in May. So I guess two months after this, I was, yeah, that's what the game looks like.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

Never happened, yeah. And it was a big moment for AI. It was like, oh, wow, this stuff is like, it's really happening. And so then this happened in March. And I guess, yeah, I dropped out, started my company in May. So I guess two months after this, I was, yeah, that's what the game looks like.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

Never happened, yeah. And it was a big moment for AI. It was like, oh, wow, this stuff is like, it's really happening. And so then this happened in March. And I guess, yeah, I dropped out, started my company in May. So I guess two months after this, I was, yeah, that's what the game looks like.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

It's honestly, it's a really, like, I'm not very good at the game.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

It's honestly, it's a really, like, I'm not very good at the game.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

It's honestly, it's a really, like, I'm not very good at the game.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

It kind of did. Basically, it was – I remember feeling like, oh, wow, AI, it's happening. And this was back in 2016, so like eight, nine years ago. And then I felt like I had to – basically, that inspired me to start my company. And I moved – I basically went straight from – I remember this. I flew straight from Boston to San Francisco and then started the company basically. Wow.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

It kind of did. Basically, it was – I remember feeling like, oh, wow, AI, it's happening. And this was back in 2016, so like eight, nine years ago. And then I felt like I had to – basically, that inspired me to start my company. And I moved – I basically went straight from – I remember this. I flew straight from Boston to San Francisco and then started the company basically. Wow.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

It kind of did. Basically, it was – I remember feeling like, oh, wow, AI, it's happening. And this was back in 2016, so like eight, nine years ago. And then I felt like I had to – basically, that inspired me to start my company. And I moved – I basically went straight from – I remember this. I flew straight from Boston to San Francisco and then started the company basically. Wow.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

And that's scale AI.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

And that's scale AI.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

And that's scale AI.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

I was – so I took all the AI classes at MIT.