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May 2025
10m 18s

What will automated firms look like?

Dwarkesh Patel
About this episode

Based on my essay about AI firms.

Huge thanks to Petr and his team for bringing this to life!

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Thanks to Google for sponsoring. We used their Veo 2 model to make this entire video—it generated everything from the photorealistic humans to the claymation octopuses. If you’re a Gemini Advanced user, you can try Veo 2 now in the Gemini app. Just select Veo 2 in the dropdown, and type your video idea in the prompt bar. Get started today by going to gemini.google.com.

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