This Week in Startups Copy.ai CEO Paul Yacoubian on keeping up with GPT’s rapid evolution & AI’s potential impact | E1719
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Apr 12, 2023 Paul Yacoubian, CEO of Copy.ai, a trailblazer in AI-driven copywriting tools, discusses the rapid evolution of AI, focusing on advancements from GPT-2 to GPT-4. He shares insights on how these developments will cause dramatic shifts across industries and enhance productivity in marketing. Paul also demonstrates Copy.ai's functionalities and tackles legal concerns related to training datasets. The conversation reveals AI's potential to democratize creativity while reshaping job roles and the future of business.
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Early GPT-2 Experiments
- Paul Yacoubian experimented with GPT-2 in 2019 for generating startup ideas.
- It was creative but inaccurate, leading him to believe commercial viability was years away.
GPT-3's Leap
- GPT-3, 100x larger than GPT-2, significantly improved output coherence.
- This shift marked a potential turning point for the internet's ability to learn and interact.
Conversational Interface and Safety
- After GPT-3's release, Yacoubian predicted conversational interfaces would become crucial.
- OpenAI's safety concerns halted their initial Slack bot project, leading to a summarization app.