The Robot Brains Podcast Alexandr Wang of ScaleAI: in AI your data writes the program
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Mar 29, 2023 AI Snips
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ScaleAI Origin
- Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT at 19 to start ScaleAI, focusing on data labeling.
- This was driven by his realization that data, not just code, programs AI algorithms.
Data as the Program
- In deep learning, code often remains fixed, while data varies significantly between applications.
- This means data effectively "programs" the algorithm, making high-quality datasets crucial.
Defensibility Through Operations
- Initially, data labeling seemed like a service with low defensibility.
- However, ScaleAI proved that combining technology and operations creates a strong competitive advantage, similar to Amazon.