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Aman Sanger, Arvid Lunnemark, Michael Truell, and Sualeh Asif are creators of Cursor, a popular code editor that specializes in AI-assisted programming.
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*Transcript:*
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*EPISODE LINKS:*
Cursor Website: cursor.com
Cursor on X: https://x.com/cursor_ai
Anysphere Website: https://anysphere.inc/
Aman's X: https://x.com/amanrsanger
Aman's Website: amansanger.com
Arvid's X: https://x.com/ArVID220u
Arvid's Website: https://arvid.xyz/
Michael's Website: mntruell.com
Michael's LinkedIn: bit.ly/3zIDkPN
Sualeh's X: https://x.com/sualehasif996
Sualeh's Website: sualehasif.me
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*OUTLINE:*
0:00 - Introduction
0:59 - Code editor basics
3:09 - GitHub Copilot
10:27 - Cursor
16:54 - Cursor Tab
23:08 - Code diff
31:20 - ML details
36:54 - GPT vs Claude
43:28 - Prompt engineering
50:54 - AI agents
1:04:51 - Running code in background
1:09:31 - Debugging
1:14:58 - Dangerous code
1:26:09 - Branching file systems
1:29:20 - Scaling challenges
1:43:32 - Context
1:48:39 - OpenAI o1
2:00:01 - Synthetic data
2:03:48 - RLHF vs RLAIF
2:05:34 - Fields Medal for AI
2:08:17 - Scaling laws
2:17:06 - The future of programming
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Aman Sanger, Arvid Lunnemark, Michael Truell, and Sualeh Asif are creators of Cursor, a popular code editor that specializes in AI-assisted programming.
Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep447-sb
See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.
*Transcript:*
lexfridman.com/cursor-team-transcript
*CONTACT LEX:*
*Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: lexfridman.com/survey
*AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: lexfridman.com/ama
*Hiring* - join our team: lexfridman.com/hiring
*Other* - other ways to get in touch: lexfridman.com/contact
*EPISODE LINKS:*
Cursor Website: cursor.com
Cursor on X: https://x.com/cursor_ai
Anysphere Website: https://anysphere.inc/
Aman's X: https://x.com/amanrsanger
Aman's Website: amansanger.com
Arvid's X: https://x.com/ArVID220u
Arvid's Website: https://arvid.xyz/
Michael's Website: mntruell.com
Michael's LinkedIn: bit.ly/3zIDkPN
Sualeh's X: https://x.com/sualehasif996
Sualeh's Website: sualehasif.me
*SPONSORS:*
To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts:
*Encord:* AI tooling for annotation & data management.
Go to lexfridman.com/s/encord-ep447-sb
*MasterClass:* Online classes from world-class experts.
Go to lexfridman.com/s/masterclass-ep447-sb
*Shopify:* Sell stuff online.
Go to lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep447-sb
*NetSuite:* Business management software.
Go to lexfridman.com/s/netsuite-ep447-sb
*AG1:* All-in-one daily nutrition drinks.
Go to lexfridman.com/s/ag1-ep447-sb
*OUTLINE:*
0:00 - Introduction
0:59 - Code editor basics
3:09 - GitHub Copilot
10:27 - Cursor
16:54 - Cursor Tab
23:08 - Code diff
31:20 - ML details
36:54 - GPT vs Claude
43:28 - Prompt engineering
50:54 - AI agents
1:04:51 - Running code in background
1:09:31 - Debugging
1:14:58 - Dangerous code
1:26:09 - Branching file systems
1:29:20 - Scaling challenges
1:43:32 - Context
1:48:39 - OpenAI o1
2:00:01 - Synthetic data
2:03:48 - RLHF vs RLAIF
2:05:34 - Fields Medal for AI
2:08:17 - Scaling laws
2:17:06 - The future of programming
*PODCAST LINKS:*
- Podcast Website: lexfridman.com/podcast
- Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr
- Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
- RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast
- Podcast Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
- Clips Channel: youtube.com/lexclips
*SOCIAL LINKS:*
- X: https://x.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman
- TikTok: tiktok.com/@lexfridman
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman
- Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman
- Telegram: https://t.me/lexfridman
- Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridman
