John Schulman
PersonHeard in 3 episodes across 3 shows since Aug 2026
John Schulman is a prominent AI researcher known for his work in artificial intelligence and machine learning. He recently appeared as a guest on the Dwarkesh Podcast to discuss recursive self-improvement in AI alongside other researchers.
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What John Schulman has said on podcasts
12 statements
Research and engineering bottlenecks currently prevent explosive AI capability growth.
“you don't get explosive growth in capabilities because you still get bottlenecked enough when you're trying to do research and engineering”
Open the episode · AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvementListen at 2:31
Defining AI objectives will be the human role that lasts longest.
“the last job for humans, or the role for humans that'll last the longest is defining the objective”
Open the episode · AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvementListen at 15:48
Model distillation counteracts centralization among model providers.
“distillation is the main thing that fights against the centralizing force”
Open the episode · AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvementListen at 18:55
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3 episodes featuring John Schulman, newest first
