OctoAI Co-Founder Jason Knight on the Future of AI
Apr 19, 2024
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Jason Knight, Co-Founder of OctoAI, discusses the future of AI, including transformative trends in AI development, Octo AI's evolution into a platform for generative AI, the origin of the TVM project team, challenges in adapting to new AI models, and advice on starting in the AI field.
OctoAI focuses on generative AI for customizing models easily without needing AI expertise.
AI tools are expected to become more accessible for non-experts, shaping future AI adoption.
Deep dives
Jason Knight's Journey to Octo AI
Jason Knight, the VP of ML at Octo AI, started his career building machine learning models for cancer biology before transitioning to AI accelerator startups like Nirvana. He eventually co-founded Octo AI about four and a half years ago. Octo AI focuses on generative AI, offering intelligent applications for developers and aiding in adding intelligence to existing ones.
Octo AI's Approach to Application Development
Octo AI's platform simplifies the process of customizing and tuning AI models for specific use cases without requiring developers to be AI experts. By leveraging lightweight adapters called 'Loras' to fine-tune models and stack them as needed, Octo AI allows users to experiment and deploy customized AI functionalities on demand without the need for dedicated capacity.
Challenges and Future Predictions in AI Development
One of the challenges faced by Octo AI involves keeping up with the rapid pace of AI development and managing the complexity that arises from adding features and optimizing capabilities. Looking ahead, Jason predicts a significant shift towards more people leveraging AI tools for essential aspects of their lives, with AI becoming more accessible even to non-experts due to the general-purpose nature of modern generative AI models.
In this episode, we explore insights from OctoAI's Co-Founder, Jason Knight, about the future of artificial intelligence and its potential impacts across various industries. I delve into the transformative trends and predictions that could shape the next decade of AI development.