
An interview with OpenAI researcher Noam Brown about multi-agent systems, AI solving the Navier-Stokes problem, the internal/external model gap, and more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast)
OpenAI researcher Noam Brown discusses the development of multi-agent systems and their potential applications in complex problem-solving. He highlights the progress in using AI to tackle the Navier-Stokes problem, a significant challenge in fluid dynamics. The interview also explores the concept of the internal and external model gap in AI systems.
- ▪Noam Brown is an OpenAI researcher who was interviewed by Dwarkesh Patel.
- ▪The discussion covers the capabilities and limitations of multi-agent AI systems.
- ▪AI techniques are being applied to solve the Navier-Stokes problem.
- ▪The interview addresses the discrepancy between internal and external models in AI.
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