Eric Hartford

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Chief Scientist at Lazarus AI

Charlotte Metro, United States

Overview

Eric Hartford is the Chief Scientist at Lazarus AI, focusing on language model research, dataset curation, and AI application engineering. A graduate of the University of Washington, he is a key figure in the open-source community, known for creating models like WizardLM Uncensored. Colleagues describe him as creative, versatile, and innovative.

Eric has a hands-on interest in the high-performance hardware that powers AI development. He has worked with and personally sold high-end servers, such as the DGX A100, demonstrating his deep engagement with the practical aspects of AI infrastructure.

He authored a popular blog post titled "Uncensored Models" to advocate for composable alignment within the open-source AI community.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

Value Seeker

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Open-Source AI
He is the creator of several popular uncensored open-source models, including the 'WizardLM' and 'WizardVicuna' series, making a significant impact on the AI community.
Composable Alignment
He authored a widely-read blog post advocating for this specific approach in AI and is developing an open-source framework to support it.
Applied AI Research
His career includes multiple senior and principal researcher roles at companies like Lazarus AI, TensorWave, and Abacus. AI, focused on building practical AI applications.

Media Appearances

Eric has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Chief Scientist at Lazarus AI
4-2024 - 9-2024
Principal Applied AI Researcher at TensorWave
1-2024 - 4-2024
Senior Applied AI Researcher at Abacus.AI
10-2023 - 1-2024
Senior Applied AI/ML Researcher at Convai
12-2022 - 10-2023
AI/ML Engineer at Open Source AI and Machine Learning Projects

Education

2002 - 2005
Master of Science from University of Washington
2000 - 2002
Bachelor of Science from Pacific Lutheran University

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Insights For Selling To Eric

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Eric is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Eric

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Eric move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Eric take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Eric

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