[Talk::Overflow #12] - From Software 3.0 to spatial intelligence—5 YC talks
Andrej Karpathy, Sam Altman, Andrew Ng, Fei-Fei Li & Aravind Srinivas reveal the playbooks behind Software 3.0, AGI, blitz-builds, and spatial intelligence.
Welcome to this special edition of Talk::Overflow!!. This week, we bring you a curated selection of the most impactful talks from Y Combinator's YouTube channel. These talks offer cutting-edge insights and practical knowledge for developers and innovators looking to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
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1. Software Is Changing (Again) [Andrej Karpathy]
Why Watch: Andrej Karpathy unveils Software 3.0—LLMs as a new computer you program in English, complete with its own OS. Catch his playbook for building agent-powered apps now, while we’re still in the “1960s of AI” and the biggest opportunities are up for grabs.
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2. The Future of OpenAI, ChatGPT's Origins, and Building AI [Sam Altman]
Why watch: From breaking Stanford’s mainframe to steering OpenAI toward AGI, Sam Altman unpacks the grit behind world-changing bets. Stay for his insider preview of GPT-5, multimodal “supermodels,” and the massive personal leverage awaiting builders in the AI decade ahead.
3. Building Faster with AI [Andrew Ng]
Why Watch: Andrew Ng reveals why blitz-fast execution—powered by agentic workflows and AI coding assistants—is today’s decisive startup edge. Catch his concrete playbook for rapid prototyping and see how sharp human judgment will steer the next wave of AI-driven products.
4. Spatial Intelligence is the Next Frontier in AI [Fei-Fei Li]
Why Watch: Hear from Dr Fei-Fei Li recount how her audacious ImageNet gamble lit the fuse for today’s deep-learning boom. Then see why she’s betting the next revolution on spatial intelligence—cracking 3-D worlds that language models can’t touch and unlocking real-world AGI.
5. Perplexity's Race to Build Agentic Search [Aravind Srinivas]
Why Watch: Discover how Perplexity’s Aravind Srinivas turned a scrappy NL-to-SQL hack into an AI-first browser that’s reshaping how millions search. See why agent-driven speed and laser-sharp accuracy are the secret weapons for startups ready to outpace tech giants in the next wave of AI.
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