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Nathan Benaich (Air Street Capital)
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Apr 24, 2024 • 3min

Introducing OpenCRISPR

Profluent releases the world’s first open source AI-generated gene editor. You can read more in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/technology/generative-ai-gene-editing-crispr.html
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Apr 22, 2024 • 25min

Data acquisition strategies for AI-first start-ups

We dive into data acquisitions strategies for AI-first start-ups, including scraping, synthetic data, annotation, labelling, simulation, data marketplaces, data sharing, gamification and more, with a focus on generative ai and deep learning.
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Apr 17, 2024 • 10min

Data is not the new oil - the peril of easy analogies

In this piece we dive into why the analogy of "data is the new oil" is misleading.  While it’s easy to brush this off, language matters, and the forms of short-hand we use have an outsized impact on how we perceive the world.  This is only heightened when we approach the new and the unfamiliar. The number of AI-related analogies has exploded considerably in the past few years. At the same time, advances in capabilities have created a new generation of AI-first companies that are fighting to position themselves in emerging markets.  Both these trends shed some light on the promise and perils of analogies and provide lessons for policymakers and entrepreneurs alike.
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Apr 7, 2024 • 27min

Guide to AI - April 2024

The podcast delves into Apple's secretive AI projects and antitrust actions, advancements in AI training and evaluation methods, exploration of MM1 models, drug designing with Cynthia Mall, biases in medical LLMs, and advancements in AI and synthetic data creation including fly locomotion simulation and large-scale synthetic data generation
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Nov 13, 2023 • 17min

State of AI Report 2023 - SF Launch Talk - Nathan Benaich

The State of AI Report (stateofai.com) analyses the most interesting developments in AI. We aim to trigger an informed conversation about the state of AI and its implication for the future. The Report is produced by AI investors Nathan Benaich and the Air Street Capital team. This talk was recorded in San Francisco on October 12, 2023 during the launch event for the 2023 report.
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Jun 20, 2021 • 12min

May 2021 - Your guide to AI

An analysis of key AI developments in life science, geopolitics, big tech, hardware, research, and startups over the last four weeks. Follow us on:  https://twitter.com/nathanbenaich https://twitter.com/airstreet https://newsletter.airstreet.com/
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May 16, 2021 • 24min

April 2021 - Your guide to AI

An analysis of key AI developments in life science, geopolitics, big tech, hardware, research, and startups over the last four weeks. Follow us on:  https://twitter.com/nathanbenaich https://twitter.com/airstreet https://newsletter.airstreet.com/
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Apr 19, 2021 • 31min

March 2021 - Your guide to AI

A review of key AI developments in life science, geopolitics, big tech, hardware, research, and startups over the last four weeks. Follow us on:  https://twitter.com/nathanbenaich https://twitter.com/airstreet https://newsletter.airstreet.com/
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Mar 21, 2021 • 33min

Conversation with Cade Metz (Genius Makers, NYT)

In a conversation with Cade Metz about his new book, Genius Makers, we dive into the history of AI, how academia drove the industry to adopt deep learning, geopolitics and China, Europe’s role on the world stage, AI in science, and more. Featuring Nathan Benaich (Air Street Capital) and Alex Flamant (Singular).   Follow us: https://twitter.com/nathanbenaich https://twitter.com/airstreet https://newsletter.airstreet.com/
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Mar 14, 2021 • 28min

February 2021 - Your guide to AI

A review of key AI developments in life science, geopolitics, big tech, hardware, research, and startups over the last four weeks. Follow us: https://twitter.com/nathanbenaich https://twitter.com/airstreet https://newsletter.airstreet.com/

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