Leaving Deepmind to start his own Startup! Aleksa Gordić - The What's AI Podcast Episode 18

What's AI Podcast by Louis-François Bouchard

Join us in this captivating episode as we dive into the world of AI with Aleksa Gordić, ex-research scientist at DeepMind turned startup founder. Discover his unique journey from DeepMind to launching his own innovative startup, Ortus. Gain valuable insights on breaking into the AI field without a formal degree and landing a software engineer role at top tech companies. Explore the future of AI in video creation, productivity-enhancing tips, and the impact of AI on content creation. Don't miss out on this informative and inspiring conversation that delves into the latest advancements in AI. Listen now on to learn from Aleksa's experiences and stay ahead in the fast-evolving AI landscape.

Try Ortus: https://www.ortusbuddy.ai/

Aleksa's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksagordic/

Timestamps:

00:06 Intro

00:40 Aleksa's current priorities.

02:54 Work at DeepMind

07:05 Why Aleksa drop-out from Masters?

09:54 How did Aleksa land a software engineer role in ML without an official degree?

14:46 Get an AI job at DeepMind or Microsoft without a master's degree

18:18 Secure a research role at DeepMind

21:47 Aleksa's open-source work

22:34 Aleksa shares how he got into DeepMind

23:54 Did Aleksa face challenges in getting into DeepMind due to not having a master's or Ph.D. degree?

25:58 Why Aleksa left DeepMind?

28:07 Has AI made things more challenging by increasing competition?

32:08 What is Ortus?

34:15 How is Ortus doing better than its competitors?

36:32 Will Aleksa integrate article and blog parsing into Ortus?

37:37 How did your technical expertise aid in the creation of Ortus?

40:11 Challenges that were much more complex than anticipated

42:44 Challenges that were much easier than anticipated?

43:45 Doing everything alone vs. building a team

44:48 Hiring a generalist

48:54 Can a person who excels in one area but lacks interest in other subjects still achieve success?

51:25 Is there an easy path to success for the average person?

57:13 Next step for Ortus

58:02 AI will change content creation

01:00:20 Future of AI in video creation

01:02:05 Use cases for AI-generated video content

01:06:02 Aleksa shares his productivity-enhancing resources and tips

01:08:56 Discussion about habits and the 'Atomic habits' book

01:12:03 Feeling of urgency is the key to productivity

01:14:33 Benefits of Physical training

01:20:21 Outro