The Attention Mechanism with Andrew Mayne

The End of the DeepMind Era?

August 11, 2026·39 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Andrew and Justin reconvene to talk about an ongoing series of recent upheavals at Google, asking whether the company's lack of focus on AI puts it at a disadvantage over its frontier rivals. They also discuss Sam Altman's trip to Washington and the discourse surrounding model hacking incidents.The Attention Mechanism is now available in video! Check it out here.Editor's note: Some minor crosstalk issues in this episode due to recording sync delays.Chapters00:00 - Intro01:04 - Google Shakeup21:13 - Mr. Altman Goes to Washington37:24 - Dean Ball and Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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