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Bye Bye Pi? Inflection CEO and Team Head to Microsoft

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Mar 21, 2024
The podcast dives into Mustafa Suleyman's unexpected shift to Microsoft as CEO of Microsoft AI. This move raises intriguing questions about the future of Inflection AI and its successful PI companion. Speculation about the capabilities of an upcoming GPT-5 adds excitement to the conversation. Additionally, the discussion touches on Reddit's IPO plans and groundbreaking AI training methods that could transform the industry.
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Inflection CEO Joins Microsoft

  • Mustafa Suleyman, Inflection AI CEO, joins Microsoft to lead consumer AI.
  • This follows Inflection's claim of Pi, their AI companion, nearing GPT-4 levels.
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Inflection's Business Model

  • Inflection AI struggled to find a sustainable business model.
  • This led to an unusual deal where Microsoft hired key staff and licensed Inflection's models.
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Compute Resources in AI

  • Only a few organizations possess the compute resources for advanced AI model training.
  • This limits the competitiveness of smaller AI labs, despite talent and innovative ideas.
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