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Ben Horowitz on what it would take to actually see an AI "fast takeoff" scenario, using a framework from Databricks CEO @alighodsi:
1. Each new model needs far fewer GPUs than the last
2. Each new model takes less time to train
3. Each new model is more accurate than the last
4.
Ali Ghodsi of @databricks on the four conditions that would have to hold for AI to truly improve itself:
"The next model requires less resources, less GPUs to train... The second condition: the next model takes less time to train as well. Third, accuracy of the model, the
Gavin Baker on the other side of Ben's bandwidth story: at the peak of the 2000 bubble, 97% of America's fiber sat dark, and today there are no dark GPUs.
"I had, depending on how you look at it, the privilege and the misfortune of being a tech investor during the year 2000
Ben Horowitz on the lesson LoudCloud, his early cloud company, taught him about today's AI neoclouds, and why they now face the opposite problem:
"It can end up being like a very dangerous arbitrage business, where you can get upside-down easily. And so if you look at LoudCloud,
AI is helping Americans shop, but 42% don't trust it to make a purchase yet
Even in the most popular categories, only about a quarter would let AI choose and buy for them:
- 27% for clothing
- 26% for electronics
- 25% for travel
Charts of the Week: a16z.news/p/this-week-in…
More than 1 in 3 Americans bought something based on an AI recommendation in the past year
44% say AI helps them find better value for money
34% would pay more for a product if AI showed it was the best option for them
Charts of the Week: a16z.news/p/this-week-in…
Ali Ghodsi of @databricks on the four conditions that would have to hold for AI to truly improve itself:
"The next model requires less resources, less GPUs to train... The second condition: the next model takes less time to train as well. Third, accuracy of the model, the
