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Jun 10, 2024 
Aidan Gomez, Co-founder and CEO of Cohere, shares insights on the enterprise-focused AI market. He discusses the shift from deterministic to probabilistic models, highlighting the complexities of human language in AI interactions. The conversation explores the financial landscape of AI, its rapid adoption, and the importance of creating reliable applications for businesses. Aidan also emphasizes the challenges and responsibilities of startups navigating a competitive environment, urging for a cultural shift in enterprises to embrace AI effectively.
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Transformer's Humble Beginnings
- Aidan Gomez co-authored the "Attention is All You Need" paper, which introduced transformers.
- Initially, the transformer improved translation accuracy by a few percent, and its broader impact wasn't immediately clear.
Widening Gap
- The gap between AI's capabilities and people's expectations is widening as AI inspires higher expectations.
- While AI has significantly improved, it's crucial to acknowledge its current limitations and avoid premature deployment in sensitive areas.
Intelligence vs. Language
- Intelligence and language are distinct, but language comprehension necessitates a high degree of intelligence.
- Current AI models extrapolate beyond training data, exhibiting pattern recognition and application to new inputs.