#21 John Yang- 16 year old building AI chatbot for 70 million left-behind children in rural China - a podcast by PJ (Poh Jie)

from 2021-04-22T15:11

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My guest today is John Yang. He is a 16 year old currently building 小K.AI, a friendly chatbot that helps to create high-quality learning environments for left-behind children in rural China at scale. We discussed a wide variety of topics, including why John believes we will attain AGI in 5-10    years, his learning process, and building a non-profit AI bot by himself. Please enjoy the show.



Show Notes
  • [2:00] John’s self-introduction


  • [3:33] Forming a tribe of peers who inspire ourselves


  • [8:51] Self-directed learning and meta-learning skills


  • [20:25] Growing up in multiple cities, formative childhood experiences and maturing


  • [29:27] Finding a balance between creativity and effectiveness


  • [34:55] Validating macro frameworks


  • [38:17] The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin （三體系列-劉慈欣）


  • [46:50] John's argument for why AGI will be here in the next 5-10 years


  • [1:08:20] What is artificial intelligence?


  • [1:17:10] AI ethics and safety


  • [1:20:08] 小K, and its business and technical aspects (data, model architecture)


  • [1:38:00] Advice for people who want to build real skills


  • [1:44:28] Managing both building and selling in day-to-day life



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