Will Hardman, founder of AI advisory firm Veritai, delves into the intricacies of vision language models (VLMs). He discusses their evolution from traditional techniques to cutting-edge architectures like InternVL and Llama3V. The conversation highlights the importance of multimodality in AI, detailing innovations, architectural choices, and implications for artificial general intelligence. Hardman elaborates on the challenges of image processing, the significance of high-quality datasets, and emerging strategies that enhance VLM performance and reasoning capabilities.