Transcript of ‘How Notion Cofounder Simon Last Builds AI for M illions of Users’ The latest episode of ‘AI & I’
Nov 8, 2024 · 50 min read Updated Jul 24, 2026
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The transcript of AI & I with Simon Last is below.
Timestamps
Introduction: 00:01:57
How AI changes the way we build the foundational elements of software: 00:02:28
Simon’s take on the impact of AI on data structures: 00:10:07
The way Simon would rebuild Notion with AI: 00:13:05
How to design good interfaces for LLMs: 00:23:39
An inside look at how Notion ships reliable AI systems at scale: 00:28:22
The tools Simon uses to code: 00:35:41
Simon’s thoughts on scaling inference compute as a new paradigm: 00:38:16
How the growing capabilities of AI will redefine human roles: 00:49:10
Simon’s AGI timeline: 00:50:28
Transcript
Dan Shipper (00:01:59)
Simon, welcome to the show.
Simon Last (00:02:00)
Hey, thanks for having me.
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