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20VC: Raising $500M To Compete in the Race for AGI | Will Scaling Laws Continue: Is Access to Compute Everything | Will Nvidia Continue To Dominate | The Biggest Bottlenecks in the Race for AGI with Eiso Kant, CTO @ Poolside
Oct 7, 2024
Eiso Kant, Co-founder and CEO of Poolside.ai, dives into the competitive world of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) funding, sharing insights on their recent $500M raise. He discusses how Poolside differentiates itself from other AI models and the challenges of competing with giants like Nvidia. The conversation touches on scaling laws, the future of model performance, and whether $600M is sufficient to remain relevant in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Kant also explores the dynamics of AI infrastructure and the emotional journey of entrepreneurs.
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Quick takeaways
- Poolside is uniquely positioned in the AGI race by focusing on AI tools specifically for software development, leveraging vast code datasets.
- The interplay between compute accessibility and data generation is crucial, with Poolside generating synthetic data to enhance AI model performance.
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The Race for AGI
The journey towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is likened to a race, emphasizing urgency and commitment. There is an ongoing competition among companies to establish themselves in the field of AGI, and the current period is viewed as a foundational moment that will shape the future. Investment rounds, like the recent $500 million funding, are critical for companies to gain traction in this race. The speakers stress the importance of capitalizing on this moment by giving everything they have towards achieving significant advancements in AI.
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