Unsupervised Learning with Jacob Effron

Ep 94: Applied Compute CEO on the Limits of RL, the New AI Hyperscaler & Why Post-Training Wins Inference

October 6, 2026·58 min·5-min readconversationaltechnology
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Yash Patil, CEO of Applied Compute, joins Jacob Effron on the podcast Unsupervised Learning to discuss the strategic importance of owning proprietary AI intelligence through post-training, reinforcement learning (RL), and custom model infrastructure. The conversation centers on why enterp

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