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Bob McGrew

Former OpenAI chief research officer; adviser to Thinking Machines Lab

Every podcast episode featuring Bob McGrew that Attunex has found: 10 interviews and appearances across 9 shows between 2023 and 2026. Most often on Y Combinator Startup Podcast (2). Follow Bob in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.

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Updated 2026-10-14.

  1. YC_FDE才是AI创业公司的王牌?Bob McGrew亲述实战手册【实操视频】
    油管AI课堂Mentioned

    - FDE 之所以可能是 AI 创业公司的王牌,是因为它把工程师放到客户现场,直接填补“产品现有功能”和“客户真实需求”之间的空白。 | 更多AI学习资源: scimagine.tech

    2026-09-02
  2. YC_Bob McGrew聊AI初创公司的FDE玩法
    油管AI课堂

    FDE玩法就是派工程师驻在客户现场,把产品功能和客户需求之间的空白补上。Bob McGrew认为,这个玩法正在硅谷爆发,特别适合AI初创公司,因为它解决了从企业外部难以完成的产品发现难题。 | 更多AI学习资源: scimagine.tech

    2026-08-29
  3. FDE(Forward Deployed Engineer)调研报告解读
    David的AI全景图Mentioned

    一篇关于FDE(Forward Deployed Engineer)前沿部署工程师的深度报告。 摘要: 一,FDE 不是驻场工程师,也不是咨询顾问。 三者的分水岭在"反馈去向":没有反馈闭环的 FDE 就是外包,没有落地承诺的 FDE 就是咨询。咨询赚认知的钱,外包赚效率的钱,FDE 赚复利的钱。 二,它的爆发不是因为 AI 变强了,而是因为 AI 落地失败得太惨。 MIT…

    2026-08-03
  4. Mind Over Models: Bob McGrew on Scaling Reasoning Toward AGI
    AI & Beyond

    This episode features former OpenAI researcher Bob McGrew tracing AI’s shift from data-heavy pretraining to a new era driven by reasoning and test-time compute. He explains how scaling reasoning…

    2026-05-28
  5. The FDE Playbook for AI Startups with Bob McGrew
    Lightcone Podcast

    Bob McGrew helped build some of the most influential technologies of the past two decades. Bob was an early engineer at PayPal, an early executive at Palantir, and was recently Chief Research Officer…

    2025-09-12
  6. The AI Adoption Playbook Bob McGrew on Forward Deployed Engineer 2
    Steven AI Talk(English)

    The provided text from a Y Combinator YouTube video features Bob McGrew, a former OpenAI executive and early Palantir engineer, discussing the **Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) model**. McGrew…

    2025-09-09
  7. The FDE Playbook for AI Startups with Bob McGrew
    Y Combinator Startup Podcast

    Bob McGrew helped build some of the most influential technologies of the past two decades. Bob was an early engineer at PayPal, an early executive at Palantir, and was recently Chief Research Officer…

    2025-09-08
  8. Episode 8: AI and the government / CEO's and the military
    Utopian WastelandMentioned

    So, this week is some recent news that concerns the US government use of AI and questions about what they are planning. Then we look at some AI CEO's working directly with the US Army. Remember, you…

    2025-07-12
  9. Episode 181 - Americans Prepare for Terror Attacks, Big Tech & The Military Cozy Up, & the US Now Has A Citizenship Database
    The Deep Dive Radio Show and Nick's Nerd NewsMentioned

    So much insane news, we are doing THREE Deep Dives this week: -Thanks to Trump bombing Iran, we need to prepare for terror attacks at home. -Big Tech & the US military are closer than ever, which is…

    2025-07-11
  10. Why The U.S. Army Made Four Tech Executives Lieutenant Colonels
    1AMentioned

    Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth, Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar, OpenAI Head of Product Kevin Weil, and Thinking Machines Lab advisor Bob McGrew are now lieutenant…

    2025-07-03
  11. Why are Big Tech Execs Integrating into the US Military? CBS Pays Trump $15 Million: With FIRE's Nico Perrino; Diddy Verdict Locals Exclusive
    System Update with Glenn GreenwaldMentioned

    Silicon Valley's close collaboration with the military reaches a new level as tech executives are now being commissioned as lieutenant colonels in the Army. Plus: FIRE's Nico Perrino breaks down…

    2025-07-03
  12. Big Tech's Military Integration Is Concerning...
    The Deep Dive Radio Show and Nick's Nerd NewsMentioned

    Big Tech's Military Integration Is Concerning... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    2025-06-28
  13. TCR Live #157: Bilderberg In the White House, Israel/Iran - What Comes Next?
    The Conscious ResistanceMentioned

    Derrick Broze is back for another episode of The Conscious Resistance Live. This week Derrick covers the 2025 Bilderberg meeting and what it means in relation to Trump's 2nd administration, as well…

    2025-06-25
  14. Detachment 201: Silicon Valley Meets the Army — The Executive Innovation Corps
    Intellectually CuriousAI

    A deep-dive into the Army's new Executive Innovation Corps (Detachment 201), where top private-sector technologists join the Army Reserve as direct-commissioned officers to accelerate modernization.…

    2025-06-20
  15. The Breakthroughs Needed for AGI Have Already Been Made: OpenAI Former Research Head Bob McGrew
    Training Data

    As OpenAI's former Head of Research, Bob McGrew witnessed the company's evolution from GPT-3’s breakthrough to today's reasoning models. He argues that there are three legs of the stool for…

    2025-06-17
  16. Four of Silicon Valley’s Top Execs Have Just Enlisted in the U.S. Army
    Venture DailyMentioned

    The U.S. Army is enlisting Silicon Valley’s top tech execs into a new elite Reserve unit, tapping their brains to modernize battlefield technology. Kevin Weil (CPO, OpenAI), Shyam Sankar (CTO,…

    2025-06-16
  17. Thinking Machines Lab & Safe Superintelligence: Investments & Exits – mit Victor Hürbe und Said Haschemi
    Startup InsiderMentioned

    Milliardenbewertungen ohne Produkt und zwei der prominentesten Ex-OpenAI-Führungskräfte als Gründer – in dieser Folge von Investments & Exits spricht Jan Thomas mit Victor Hürbe (Speedinvest) und…

    2025-04-16
  18. STARTUPS PULSE - How Startups Can Tilt the Playing Field Against Tech Giants?
    Innovation Pulse: Daily News - AI, Startups, Cleantech, Auto + Learning ExtrasMentioned

    The CoLeague Experience - Explore, learn, Share Here we go again? Maybe. Jeff Bezos Supports Slate Auto's Affordable Two-Seat Electric Pickup Truck Initiative Mira Murati's AI startup gains prominent…

    2025-04-10
  19. Unsupervised Learning x Latent Space Crossover Special
    Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast

    If you’re in SF: Join us for the Claude Plays Pokemon hackathon this Sunday! If you’re not: Fill out the 2025 State of AI Eng survey for $250 in Amazon cards! Unsupervised Learning is a podcast that…

    2025-03-29
  20. How To Build The AGI Future: Bob McGrew
    Y Combinator Startup Podcast

    According to OpenAI's former Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew, reasoning and test-time compute will unlock more reliable and capable AI agents— and a path to scale to AGI. In this episode of How to…

    2025-01-31
  21. Ep 51: Former Chief Research Officer of OpenAI Bob McGrew - What Comes Next for AI?
    Unsupervised Learning with Jacob Effron

    In our new world of AI, few minds shine as brightly as Bob McGrew's. Until November Bob was the Chief Research Officer at OpenAI, and before that led Palantir’s engineering and product management for…

    2024-12-18
  22. News AI #32: OpenAI-Funding, Kündigungen, OpenAI DevDay & Canvas // Llama 3.2
    programmier.bar – der Podcast für App- und WebentwicklungMentioned

    Es ist mal wieder eine Folge, in der Philipp und Fabi nicht drum herum kommen, sich über OpenAI zu unterhalten. OpenAI hat eine Funding-Runde mit 6.6 Milliarden US-Dollar abgeschlossen, drei…

    2024-10-09
  23. NT 381.5 - OpenIA tiene cambios importantes
    Noticias de Tecnología DiariasMentioned

    OpenAI está trabajando en una plan para reestructurarse y convertirse en una institución con fines de lucro, ya que no estará controlada por su actual mesa directiva. A la par de estos anuncios,…

    2024-10-05
  24. OpenAI Leadership Shakeup - DTNS 4863
    Daily Tech News ShowMentioned

    LG brings ads to the screensaver of its Smart TVs. Plus Google introduced new features for NotebookLM enabling it to summarize YouTube videos and audio files. And why have CTO Mira Murati, Chief…

    2024-09-26
  25. Ep 66: Bob McGrew — the Superstar Palantir Alum Leading OpenAI's Transformative Research Projects
    Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

    Bob McGrew is at the epicenter of the AI revolution. As the VP of Research at OpenAI, he's instrumental in breakthroughs that are reshaping the world, from building GPT models and launching ChatGPT…

    2023-08-18