The Fate of GPU Prices and What It Means for AI
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The Fate of GPU Prices and What It Means for AI

The rise of AI over the last decade has been powered by the increasing speed and decreasing cost of GPUs and other accelerator chips. How long will this continue? The past month saw several events that might affect how GPU prices evolve.

October 12, 20222 min read
How to Reduce Risk and Uncertainty in AI Projects
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How to Reduce Risk and Uncertainty in AI Projects

When I wrote recently about how to build a career in AI, several readers wrote to ask specifically about AI product management: the art and science of designing compelling AI products. I’ll share lessons I’ve learned about this here and in future letters.

October 5, 20223 min read
How to Reduce Risk and Uncertainty in AI Projects
Business Insights

How to Reduce Risk and Uncertainty in AI Projects

When I wrote recently about how to build a career in AI, several readers wrote to ask specifically about AI product management: the art and science of designing compelling AI products. I’ll share lessons I’ve learned about this here and in future letters.

October 5, 20223 min read
More Data for AI Developers: A New Law Makes it Easier to Scrape the Web
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More Data for AI Developers: A New Law Makes it Easier to Scrape the Web

Many AI systems have been built using data scraped from the internet. Indeed, even the cornerstone dataset for computer vision research, ImageNet, was built using images taken from the public internet.

July 27, 20222 min read
More Data for AI Developers: A New Law Makes it Easier to Scrape the Web
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More Data for AI Developers: A New Law Makes it Easier to Scrape the Web

Many AI systems have been built using data scraped from the internet. Indeed, even the cornerstone dataset for computer vision research, ImageNet, was built using images taken from the public internet.

July 27, 20222 min read
What Rising Interest Rates Mean for AI, Part 2: Why It Still Makes Sense to Forge Ahead
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What Rising Interest Rates Mean for AI, Part 2: Why It Still Makes Sense to Forge Ahead

Last week, I wrote about how rising interest rates are likely to lead investors and other finance professionals to focus on short-term returns rather than longer-term investments.

June 8, 20223 min read
What Rising Interest Rates Mean for AI, Part 2: Why It Still Makes Sense to Forge Ahead
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What Rising Interest Rates Mean for AI, Part 2: Why It Still Makes Sense to Forge Ahead

Last week, I wrote about how rising interest rates are likely to lead investors and other finance professionals to focus on short-term returns rather than longer-term investments.

June 8, 20223 min read
What Rising Interest Rates Mean for AI, Part 1: What's Likely to Happen
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What Rising Interest Rates Mean for AI, Part 1: What's Likely to Happen

The United States Federal Reserve Bank has signaled that it will continue to raise interest rates. As one consequence, the stock market is significantly down, particularly tech stocks, relative to the beginning of the year.

June 1, 20223 min read
What Rising Interest Rates Mean for AI, Part 1: What's Likely to Happen
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What Rising Interest Rates Mean for AI, Part 1: What's Likely to Happen

The United States Federal Reserve Bank has signaled that it will continue to raise interest rates. As one consequence, the stock market is significantly down, particularly tech stocks, relative to the beginning of the year.

June 1, 20223 min read
How to Build AI Startups Part 2: Will a Data Moat Protect You?
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How to Build AI Startups Part 2: Will a Data Moat Protect You?

Last week, I described trends that AI Fund, the venture studio I lead, has seen in building AI startups. I'd like to discuss another aspect of building companies that’s unique to AI businesses: the controversial topic of data moats.

May 11, 20223 min read
How to Build AI Startups Part 2: Will a Data Moat Protect You?
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How to Build AI Startups Part 2: Will a Data Moat Protect You?

Last week, I described trends that AI Fund, the venture studio I lead, has seen in building AI startups. I'd like to discuss another aspect of building companies that’s unique to AI businesses: the controversial topic of data moats.

May 11, 20223 min read
How to Build AI Startups Part 1: Hard Tech
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How to Build AI Startups Part 1: Hard Tech

AI businesses differ from traditional software startups in important ways. For instance, technical feasibility isn’t always clear, product specification is complex, and data is necessary to train and test the system.

May 4, 20222 min read
How to Build AI Startups Part 1: Hard Tech
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How to Build AI Startups Part 1: Hard Tech

AI businesses differ from traditional software startups in important ways. For instance, technical feasibility isn’t always clear, product specification is complex, and data is necessary to train and test the system.

May 4, 20222 min read
Should Twitter Publish Its Ranking Algorithm?
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Should Twitter Publish Its Ranking Algorithm?

Last week, Elon Musk launched a surprise attempt to acquire Twitter. The $43-billion bid was motivated, he said, by his desire to protect free speech endangered by the company’s practice of promoting some tweets while burying others.

April 20, 20223 min read
Should Twitter Publish Its Ranking Algorithm?
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Should Twitter Publish Its Ranking Algorithm?

Last week, Elon Musk launched a surprise attempt to acquire Twitter. The $43-billion bid was motivated, he said, by his desire to protect free speech endangered by the company’s practice of promoting some tweets while burying others.

April 20, 20223 min read

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