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The future of enterprise search and AI-powered work productivity with Glean’s Arvind Jain | E1916

Mar 20, 2024

Arvind Jain, Founder of Glean, is reshaping enterprise search with AI solutions that ensure secure data accessibility. He dives into Glean's innovative approach and the challenges of integrating various systems within companies. The risks of using consumer AI for sensitive information are also covered, alongside discussions about open-source versus closed models and their implications. Jain emphasizes the importance of permission management and effective search functionality, predicting an evolution in workplace productivity powered by advanced AI technologies.

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Quick takeaways

Future AI work: Open source models will dominate, challenging enterprise offerings.

Glean's Lean: Boosts enterprise productivity by connecting users to internal knowledge data.

Data privacy: Lean ensures security by restricting AI usage based on user roles.

Deep dives

Future of AI Work: Open Source Models Dominate

The podcast suggests that in the future, around 80% of AI work will be based on open source models. The majority of AI applications will likely rely on open domain models, some fully open domain and others supported by enterprises, due to the challenging nature of beating open source offerings.

Knowledge Storage and Permission Handling in Green Technology

01:10

AI Powered Assistant for Enterprises

01:02

Building Trust in AI and Cloud Providers

01:19

Unified Adaptive Interface Evolution

01:32

Intro

2min

Harnessing AI for Enterprise Search

9min

Navigating AI Risks in Corporate Communication

7min

Navigating Access in Enterprise Collaboration

7min

Navigating Talent Acquisition and Compliance in Startups

2min

Navigating Data Management and Productivity Tools

11min

Navigating the Future of Search and Advertising in the Age of AI

4min

Monetizing Answers and AI Evolution

8min

Navigating AI Integration in the Workplace

3min

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Todays show:

Glean’s Arvind Jain joins Jason to discuss how his startup is building the future of AI-Powered enterprise search (2:35). The two also discuss Google Gemini (42:45), Open-Source vs Closed models (45:17), and much more!

Timestamps:

(00:00) Glean’s Arvind Jain joins Jason

(2:35) Glean’s beachhead market and primary focus

(5:13) Glean’s approach to data confidentiality

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(13:13) Competition against native tools and building language models in SaaS companies

(17:00) Glean’s approach to permissions

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(25:23) Compliance and the "CEO God Mode" feature

(29:28) Potential of productivity software, and people analytics in tech businesses

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(40:04) Impact of AI on business models