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Dwarkesh Patel
Born (2000-08-19) August 19, 2000 (age 24)[1]
Occupation(s)Podcast host, researcher
Known forThe Dwarkesh Podcast

Dwarkesh Patel is a podcast host and researcher known for The Dwarkesh Podcast, which focuses on artificial intelligence.

Early life

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Patel was born in India and moved to the US when he was 8 years old.[2][3]

Career

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On his podcast, Patel has interviewed diverse prominent figures, including technology leaders like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella,[4] political figures such as former British prime minister Tony Blair, former British political advisor Dominic Cummings[5] and Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts,[6] and academics like historian Sarah Paine.[7]

Patel is particularly interested in artificial intelligence, which he considers to be "the most multidisciplinary and intellectually stimulating topic". He was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in AI by Time in 2024.[8]

In 2025, Patel authored the book The Scaling Era: An Oral History of A.I., 2019-2025.[9]

As of 2024, Patel lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Dwarkesh Patel". x.com. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21.
  2. ^ Mahapatra, Tuhin Das (July 26, 2024). "India-born immigrant shares the days fearing to self-deport from US due to 'ageing out'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "'Documented Dreamers': Thousands of Indian-American children at risk of deportation". The Times of India. July 28, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "Indian-origin man's cold email to Satya Nadella lands him interview with Microsoft CEO: 'Kids, don't underestimate'". Hindustan Times. 2025-02-20. Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  5. ^ Shirreff, Lauren (June 26, 2024). "How an unknown podcaster bagged an interview with Tony Blair". The Telegraph.
  6. ^ Ho, Soleil (September 10, 2024). "Why did a major S.F. tech conference just host a panel about making more babies?". San Francisco Chronicle.
  7. ^ Smith, Noah (30 January 2024). "Interview: Sarah C. Paine". www.noahpinion.blog. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b Pillay, Tharin (September 5, 2024). "TIME100 AI 2024: Dwarkesh Patel". TIME.
  9. ^ Roose, Kevin; Newton, Casey; Cohn, Rachel; Jones, Whitney; Collette, Matt; Moxley, Alyssa; Powell, Dan; Lozano, Marion; Wong, Diane (2025-03-28). "The Tech Behind Signalgate + Dwarkesh Patel's 'Scaling Era' + Is A.I. Making Our Listeners Dumb?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-01.