a16z Podcast

From Promise to Reality: Inside a16z's Data and AI Forum

May 2, 2023

Cody Coleman, CEO of Coactive and an ex-Pinterest and Meta data scientist, joins Sarah Wang, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz specializing in AI investments. They discuss the current AI boom, calling it the 'iPhone moment of AI.' The conversation highlights AI's role in managing unstructured data and enhancing consumer insights while ensuring privacy. They also touch upon the evolution of large language models and the collaboration between humans and AI in competitive gaming, showcasing how technology can elevate performance.

27:03

Creator website

Episode guests

Sarah Wang

Cody Coleman

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

The Benefits of Human-Computer Symbiosis

01:25

The iPhone Moment of AI: From Promise to Daily Use

02:20

Intro

3min

Harnessing AI for Unstructured Data

11min

The Evolution of Large Language Models: From BERT to Roberta

3min

Human-Computer Collaboration: Elevating Performance in Competitive Games

5min

Enhancing Data Science Through Human-Computer Collaboration

6min

Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang declared in a recent keynote, “we are in the iPhone moment of AI.”

This special episode will give you an inside look into a16z’s Data and AI Forum, hosted the day GPT-4 came out, featuring many of the most influential builders in the space – from the companies building foundational models like OpenAI to those building the underlying infrastructure like AWS.

Resources:

Check out CoactiveAI: https://coactive.ai/

Check out CharacterAI: http://character.ai/

Check out Hex: https://hex.tech/

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