835: AI Systems as Productivity Engines — with You.com’s Bryan McCann

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AI systems are evolving rapidly, and in this episode, Bryan McCann, CTO of You.com, explains You.com’s unique approach to search, the impact of AI-driven research, and the game-changing potential of AI agents. With a background in natural language processing and philosophy, Bryan joins ‪@JonKrohnLearns‬ to share a fresh perspective on where AI is headed and what it means for the future of work and scientific discovery.

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In this episode you will learn:
• (00:00:00) Introduction
• (00:02:05) How You.com’s “do engine” approach connects users to multiple language models
• (00:20:39) How AI systems at You.com generate optimized, intent-driven queries for better results
• (00:26:36) You.com’s focus on automated workflows sets it apart from other platforms
• (00:29:44) AI agents in You.com, with Bryan predicting they’ll outnumber people by 2025
• (00:40:04) Bryan’s path to unified AI models that can perform diverse tasks
• (00:47:57) Early experiments with alignment in AI that influenced modern transformers
• (01:01:48) Bryan’s research on controllable text generation
• (01:10:08) Language models applied to protein generation, linking text and biology sequences


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