In this episode, Nathan chats with Josh Albrecht, CTO of Imbue. They discuss how to create agents for reasoning, reliability, and robustness. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.\xa0\n\nWe're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.\n\nSPONSORS:\xa0\nShopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system \u2013 wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts \u2013 from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period:\xa0https://shopify.com/cognitive\n\nOmneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off.\n\nX/SOCIAL\n@labenz (Nathan)\n@eriktorenberg (Erik)\n@CogRev_Podcast\n\nTIMESTAMPS:\n(00:00:00) \u2013 Episode Preview\n(00:07:14) \u2013 What does it mean to be a research company?\n(00:10:25) \u2013 How is the reasoning landscape these days and how might it evolve?\n(00:11:03) \u2013 Data quality is highly important\n(00:21:15) \u2013 What\u2019s the difference between good features and a good world model?\n(00:27:31) \u2013 The impact of new modalities on reasoning\n(00:29:15) \u2013 How much can reasoning and knowledge be separated?\n(00:45:13) \u2013 Imbue demo and are they building their own LLMs or using others?\n(00:49:37) \u2013 Does Imbue have a deal with Nvidia?\n(00:57:48) \u2013 Carbs framework\n(01:12:57) \u2013 Imbue\u2019s involvement with policy and and AI safety\n(01:16:23) \u2013 Takeaways from AI Safety Summit and Biden\u2019s Order\n\nThis show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture \u2014 all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We\u2019re launching new shows every week, and we\u2019re looking for industry-leading sponsors \u2014 if you think that might be you and your company, email us at erik@turpentine.co.