The AI Revolution is here. In this episode, you’ll learn what the most important themes that some of the world’s most prominent AI builders – from OpenAI, Anthropic, CharacterAI, Roblox, and more – are paying attention to. You’ll hear about the economics of AI, broad vs specialized models, the importance of UX, and whether we can expect scaling laws to continue.
This footage is from an exclusive event, AI Revolution, that a16z ran in San Francisco recently. If you’d like to access all the talks in full, visit a16z.com/airevolution.
Topics Covered
00:00 - AI Revolution
01:42 - The economics of AI
06:55 - The third epoch of compute
13:52 - Recognizing scaling laws
17:42 - Can scaling laws continue?
22:34 - Potential bottlenecks
25:58 - Personalization vs generality
29:43 - The importance of UX
31:55 - The future of multi-modality
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