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The future belongs to those who prepare like Dwarkesh Patel | Mercury

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In a world with over five million podcasts, Dwarkesh Patel stands out as an unexpected trailblazer. At just 23 years old, he has caught the attention of influential figures such as Jeff Bezos, Noah Smith, Nat Friedman, and Tyler Cowen, who have all praised his interviews — the latter describing Patel as “highly rated but still underrated!” Through his podcast, he has created a platform that draws in some of the most influential minds of our time, from tech moguls to AI pioneers. But of all the noteworthy parts of Patel’s journey to acclaim, one thing stands out among the rest: just how deeply he will go on any given topic. “If I do an AI interview where I’m interviewing Demis [Hassabis], CEO of DeepMind, I’ll probably have read most of DeepMind's papers from the last couple of years. I’ve literally talked to a dozen AI researchers in preparation for that interview — just weeks and weeks of teaching myself about [everything].” Patel will even try to implement exercises or simulations fr

The future belongs to those who prepare like Dwarkesh Patel | Mercury Dashboard Dashboard Log in Log in Open account Deep Dives The future belongs to those who prepare like Dwarkesh Patel How the rising star of podcasting eschews the breadth v. depth dilemma and is quickly becoming known as ‘the new Lex Fridman.’ By: Shreeda Segan Photography: Derek Yarra February 29, 2024 Updated: August 30, 2024 Add as preferred source on Google Opens in new tab In a world with over five million podcasts, Dwarkesh Patel stands out as an unexpected trailblazer. At just 23 years old, he has caught the attentio

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