20VC: Is More Compute the Answer to Model Performance | Why OpenAI Abandons Products, The Biggest Opportunities They Have Not Taken & Analysing Their Race for AGI | What Companies, AI Labs and Startups Get Wrong About AI with Ethan Mollick
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
Be the Skilled Artisan in Innovation
Analogies in AI can mislead stakeholders, particularly the notion of selling basic tools like 'picks and shovels' for new technologies. The true key to technology adoption isn't in merely providing infrastructure or computation power but in enabling users to effectively integrate that technology into their workflows. Historical insights from the steam engine's success reveal that skilled artisans, not the technology itself, drove innovation by adapting and applying new tools creatively within their operations. Hence, the priority should be on developing the skills to translate the capabilities of advanced technologies, such as language models, into actionable outcomes that benefit organizations.
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