<p>Read the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/the-sample-efficiency-black-hole-2">transcript</a> here.</p><p>Thanks to <a target="_blank" href="https://mercury.com">Mercury</a> for sponsoring this essay!</p><p>Mercury just released a new feature called Command, which gives me AI right in my banking platform. And since I use Mercury to run basically my entire business, Command has access to all the info it needs to get real work done. I can ask it to send invoices, or categorize expenses, or even transfer money… and Command just handles it. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="https://mercury.com/command">mercury.com/command</a></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>(00:00:00) – What is really driving AI progress?</p><p>(00:03:11) – Comparing human vs AI sample efficiency</p><p>(00:08:46) – Does sample efficiency matter?</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at <a href="https://www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe</a>