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The State of AI with Marc & Ben

2024/6/14
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Marc: 本集探讨了小型AI初创公司如何在大科技公司拥有巨大计算能力和数据优势的情况下竞争,以及如何评估AI模型的实际价值和未来改进潜力。Marc认为,虽然大型公司开发的基础模型会变得更好,但初创公司仍然可以通过专注于不同的架构、领域或蒸馏技术等方式获得成功。他认为,判断一个想法是否优秀,关键在于它能带来多少商业价值,而不是简单地计算成本和利润率。他还分析了AI模型的改进潜力,认为模型可能会变得好一百倍,甚至更多,这取决于泛化学习、过度训练、自我改进循环以及其他技术进步。Marc还认为,互联网数据虽然庞大,但专有数据在特定领域仍然具有价值,关键在于如何有效利用这些数据。最后,Marc认为,未来的AI模型将会呈现多样化,各种规模、能力和用途的模型都会存在,这与计算机行业的发展类似。 Ben: Ben认为,互联网数据是人类活动的平均水平的体现,因此AI模型的答案也往往是平均水平的。但他同时也指出,通过巧妙的提示工程,可以引导AI模型访问数据集的不同部分,从而获得更优秀的结果。Ben还认为,当前的AI模型擅长预测人类如何构建世界,而不是世界本身的运作方式,这可能限制了其智能的提升。此外,Ben还讨论了AI热潮与互联网热潮的比较,认为AI更像是一种新型计算机,而不是一个网络,因此其发展模式与互联网不同,更类似于计算机行业的发展。Ben还认为,AI领域可能会出现类似互联网泡沫的现象,一些公司会破产,但最终会留下必要的基础设施。最后,Ben还探讨了数据在AI领域的重要性,认为专有数据并非像人们想象的那样重要,互联网上大量的数据使得专有数据的价值被削弱。

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Discusses the challenges small AI startups face against Big Tech's massive compute and data scale advantages, and explores strategies for startups to differentiate and succeed.
  • Small AI startups can focus on specific domains or use cases where they can add unique value.
  • Building on top of existing foundation models can be a viable strategy if startups can layer specialized knowledge or processes.
  • Startups should consider whether their business will benefit or be threatened by future improvements in base models.

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In this latest episode on the State of AI, Ben and Marc discuss how small AI startups can compete with Big Tech’s massive compute and data scale advantages, reveal why data is overrated as a sellable asset, and unpack all the ways the AI boom compares to the internet boom.

 

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