

Faster/Slower: Where AI Is Moving Ahead of Expectations and Where its Lagging
233 snips Feb 27, 2025
Explore the rapid acceleration in AI advancements and enterprise adoption, revealing a surge of new models and technologies. The discussion highlights the dichotomy between swift progress in specific AI agents and the slower pace of policy-making and societal integration. Voice and wearable AI tools emerge as notable trends, capturing the excitement of innovation while recognizing the challenges of adoption. Dive into the fascinating landscape of AI where progress is both exhilarating and uneven!
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Punctuated Equilibrium in AI
- AI development isn't always steady progress.
- It's like punctuated equilibrium: slow periods followed by rapid explosions of change.
Capabilities Growth
- AI model capabilities seemed to plateau after GPT-4, then suddenly accelerated again.
- New scaling strategies, beyond just data and compute, are driving this resurgence.
Enterprise Adoption Paradox
- Enterprises are buying AI tools rapidly, but actual usage is lagging.
- This is partly due to employees using better personal tools and quality gaps between enterprise and consumer tools.