@Hesamation: Google DeepMind pre-training lead explains two skills with massive demand by AI frontier labs: > Kernel Development > L…
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Google DeepMind's pre-training lead Vlad Feinberg highlights kernel development and low-level performance engineering as high-demand skills for frontier AI labs.
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Google DeepMind pre-training lead explains two skills with massive demand by AI frontier labs:
> Kernel Development > Low Level Performance Engineering https://t.co/VNcZiOtMsW
Ryan Peterman (@ryanlpeterman): Vlad Feinberg (@FeinbergVlad) is Google DeepMind’s pre-training area lead and I asked him all about how to land a job at a frontier lab like Google DeepMind, Anthropic or OpenAI.
In this episode:
• Skills frontier labs need • Differences between software engineering and AI
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