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Nathan Benaich: The State of AI Report

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Nov 10, 2022

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Nathan's AI Origins

Nathan Benaich's interest in machine learning started during his undergrad internships at the Whitehead Institute.
There, he used bioinformatics for cancer research, analyzing genomic and imaging data.

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Tech Bio vs. Biotech

Tech bio companies differ from traditional biotech in their founder profiles, approaches to problem-solving, and risk management.
Tech bio founders are engineering-led and view software as a core value creator.

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Nathan's VC Motivation

Nathan Benaich entered VC due to the vast potential of machine learning across various fields.
He also saw a need for better support for ML-focused founders.

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Tech Bio - What's the Difference?

Air Street Capital - What's the Value Prop?

09:31 • 4min

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Is There a Balance Between Specialism and Genealism in ML?

13:32 • 3min

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Your Take on the European Startup Ecosystem

16:29 • 2min

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The Difference Between Start Ups and Spin Outs

Is There a Correlation Between ETOs and Standards?

27:49 • 4min

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The State of AI Report

32:00 • 2min

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What Are the Hits and Misses of 2021?

34:06 • 4min

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AI Semi-Conductor Space

Is There a Good Argument Against Long-Termism?

44:37 • 4min

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Is Open Source AI a New Paradigm?

48:47 • 3min

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I Think the Open Source Nature of Things Is Driving More Participation in the Field

51:32 • 2min

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Is Machine Learning a Second Order Use Case?

53:41 • 2min

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Is Machine Learning Really a Second-Order Application?

55:27 • 2min

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The US Cutting China Off From NVIDIA and AMD Chips in Science Act

57:23 • 3min

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Is Europe Lagging Behind in R&D?

01:00:41 • 2min

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Is There a Future for Machine Learning?

AGI Labs - What Do You Think?

Is There a Line Drawing Question for AI Regulation?

01:13:14 • 2min

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I Think Specialism Wins Over Generalism

01:14:57 • 4min

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In episode 48 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Nathan Benaich.

Nathan is Founder and General Partner at Air Street Capital, a venture capital (VC) firm focused on investing in AI-first technology and life sciences companies. Nathan runs a number of communities focused on AI including the Research and Applied AI Summit and leads Spinout.fyi to improve the creation of university spinouts. Together with investor Ian Hogarth, Nathan co-authors the State of AI Report.

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Outline:

* (00:00) Intro

* (02:40) Nathan’s interests in AI, life sciences, investing

* (04:10) Biotech and tech-bio companies

* (08:00) Why Nathan went into VC

* (10:15) Air Street Capital’s focus, investing in AI at an early stage

* (14:30) Why Nathan believes in specialism over generalism in AI, balancing consumer-focused ML with serious technical work

* (17:30) The European startup ecosystem

* (19:30) Spinouts and inventions born in academia

* (23:35) Spinout.fyi and issues with the European model

* (27:50) In the UK, only 4% of private AI companies are spinouts