A glimpse into the generative AI market
In an interesting episode of the AI + a16z podcast, a16z partners Guido Appenzeller and Matt Bornstein examine the state of the generative AI market, which has seen significant growth since the launch of ChatGPT about 18 months ago. Discussions range from the emergence of powerful open source LLMs to topics on AI-generated music.
unpredictable growth patterns
Although the AI market has made significant technological advancements and companies are generating significant revenue, it remains a fluid space. Bornstein observes a sawtooth growth pattern for almost all AI applications and model providers. Rapid growth follows major announcements, but tends to level off over time. But new spikes almost always come after periods of seeming stagnation.
Exposing licensed proprietary data as a moat
The conversation also covers training data issues and whether licensing proprietary data can bring significant benefits. Appenzeller disagrees with this proposal, saying that licensing proprietary data is virtually impossible due to the huge amount of tokens required for training. He added that since the Renaissance, knowledge has been publicly accessible and shared, and this principle continues to apply in the realm of AI.
Looking into the future
For more insights into the state of generative AI in 2024, listeners are encouraged to check out previous episodes of the podcast, such as ‘Enterprise LLM Market Research’ and ‘Reimagining UI for AI’ featuring Naveen Rao, Vice President of Generative AI at Databricks. ‘ a16z general partner Anjney Midha appears.
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