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24 alternatives to Talking Machines: OpenAI and Gaussian Processes

Featuring Ilya Sutskever, director of research for OpenAI

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Talking Machines: OpenAI and Gaussian Processes launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Talking Machines - Solving intelligence and machine learning fundamentals▲56

   Guest: Nando de Freitas (Oxford, Google DeepMind)

   2015 · thetalkingmachines.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenScience▲75

   The open-source AI workbench for scientific research

   Sep 2026 · openscience.sh · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sonnet▲134

   A new library for constructing neural networks from DeepMind

   2017 · deepmind.google · its alternatives →

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   yggy▲83

   The AI knowledge graph that builds itself

   15d ago · app.yggy.tech · its alternatives →

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   Data Robot▲92

   Build Better Predictive Models — Faster

   2014 · datarobot.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenAI Gym▲147

   Open source interface to reinforcement learning tasks

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Muse Gadgets▲185

   Meta's open-source kit for building your own AI gadgets

   24d ago · gadgets.muse.ai · its alternatives →

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   TensorFlow 1.0▲80

   Open-source machine learning library by Google

   2018 · tensorflow.org · its alternatives →

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   TensorFlow▲17

   An Open Source Library for Machine Intelligence (by Google)

   2015 · tensorflow.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Neural Networks and Deep Learning▲95

    Core concepts behind neural networks and deep learning

    2015 · neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com · its alternatives →

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    Deep Learning▲67

    The textbook for modern machine learning

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Dots Phone▲75

    A phone-calling plugin for OpenAI Dots

    7d ago · phone.gabea.nyc · its alternatives →

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    WhatTheFIsML▲110

    An illustrated guide to understanding Machine Learning

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    BigML▲64

    Machine learning as a service - build predictive apps

    2014 · bigml.com · its alternatives →

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    What are conversational bots?▲102

    An introduction to and overview of AI-driven chatbots

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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    Nikbot▲64

    A multilingual AI chatbot

    2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

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    Tovel AI▲79

    From conversation to action, in three steps

    Aug 2026 · tovel.ai · its alternatives →

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    Exponent - 61: OpenAI and Strategy Credits▲66

    OpenAI's new mission and what it says about capitalism

    2015 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →

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    Gridspace Memo▲69

    A speech-aware conference calling system

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Software Engineering Daily — TensorFlow with Greg Corrado▲63

    Greg Corrado of Google deep dives into machine learning

    2015 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

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    Analyse Asia - 71: Deep Learning & Baidu Research with Andrew Ng▲65

    Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Baidu research

    2015 · analysepodcast.com · its alternatives →

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    Surf.new – An open-source alternative to OpenAI Operator▲9

    2025 · surf.new · its alternatives →

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    TensorFlow▲8

    Google's open source machine learning platform

    2015 · blog.research.google · its alternatives →

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    TensorFlow▲3

    A Neural Network Playground

    2016 · playground.tensorflow.org · its alternatives →

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