AI explainer videos from a former Google Research engineer, now startup founder. Expect American optimism with a solid dose of Eastern European cynicism.

Find (free) supplemental materials (slide decks, paper reading lists, Colab notebooks) on Patreon πŸ‘‰ www.patreon.com/c/JuliaTurc


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I'm curious: How are we feeling about sponsored content?

When I started the channel, I never imagined I'd do sponsorships (if I were optimizing for money, there would be a thousand better ways to get it than YouTube). What's enticing about sponsors is access to their talent; they often share things that are not public and give me very useful guidance around what matters and what doesn't for a topic. Granted, I could still work with these companies and not charge them anything (therefore keep 100% independence and credibility), but logistically that just makes people flakey.

While I'm truly enjoying building relationships with the best people in AI, I also don't want to alienate the audience. So I want to hear from you! πŸ‘‡

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Working on a video about specialized LLM chips (TPUs, Groq, Cerebras, Taalas). Let me know your questions! πŸ‘‡

2 months ago | [YT] | 291

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I'm thinking of trying out some video formats in addition to my standard explainers. All of these are interesting to me for different reasons. Which ones would you enjoy most?

2 months ago | [YT] | 39

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Unusual question here. Why do people still watch my channel (and, more broadly, technical explainers) given that AI is such a good tutor? I have my own answer for watching 3B1B / Welch Labs / etc, but I'm just n=1. Curious what your answer is! P.S. No need for flattery, I'm just trying to figure out the larger trend / sentiment.

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 125

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For my next video on full duplex speech models, I might be about to interview NVIDIA about PersonaPlex. research.nvidia.com/labs/adlr/personaplex/ LMK your questions! πŸ‘‡

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 47

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I've made quite a few videos about language, image & video, so... audio shall be next! I'm not sure where to take it yet (ASR, TTS, realtime, etc). Which aspects of audio models are you most curious about?

4 months ago | [YT] | 154

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Currently working on a video about world models. Let me know your questions! πŸ‘‡

5 months ago | [YT] | 119

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I’m seeing some constructive comments on my videos suggesting that the pace is too rapid. I’m trying to gauge whether that is a universal feeling. I usually go as fast as necessary to squeeze the content in 20-25 minutes, but perhaps that’s not the best strategy. What would you prefer?

5 months ago | [YT] | 43

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The Flow Matching video is finally up! What would you prefer to see next?

5 months ago | [YT] | 42

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I had a lot of fun nerding out with Subham Sahoo, the researcher who pioneered the sub-field of *discrete* diffusion models.

This interview format might confuse the algorithm for my YouTube channel, so I published it on Patreon instead (free, no sign-in required):

www.patreon.com/posts/interview-with-155096409

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