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7 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2015
Maithra Raghu began collaborating with researchers at Google Brain in 2015, before OpenAI existed.
“I started collaborating, working with folks at Google Brain all the way back in 2015, and to put that in perspective for where the the AI space is right now, this was before OpenAI even existed.”
2019
Raghu says that from Google Brain she saw large language model capabilities coming together around 2019 and 2020.
“sitting where I was in Google Brain, you started seeing the pieces come together in 2019, 2020 or so.”
2024
Raghu says the term 'agent' became popular around 2024 but real agents did not appear until late 2025.
“if the the term agent became very popular in 2024 or so, I don't think we had real agents until about late last year.”
Undated
Raghu says international math Olympiad competitors are drawn to Trinity College, Cambridge.
“if you compete internationally in an Olympiad, that just takes you straight to Trinity College, um, in Cambridge, uh, that just pulls everybody across Europe who's competed in these these Olympiads.”
Undated
Maithra Raghu had about ten years of experience as an AI researcher before founding Samaya AI.
“I'd had ten years as an AI researcher at that point. I had this beautiful body of of work.”
Undated
Raghu defines an AI workflow as a hard-coded, specific set of steps, unlike an agent that makes its own decisions.
“a workflow is very hard coded. So it might be multiple steps, but it's a very specific set of steps.”
Undated
Raghu cites Waymo's self-driving cars as an example of an AI system made of many components rather than a single model.
“Actually took a a Waymo in today, and, uh, and but that's a that's a system, that's not a single model by itself”
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