logo
episode-header-image
May 2024
40m 5s

Remaking the UI for AI

Andreessen Horowitz
About this episode

Make sure to check out our new AI + a16z feed: https://link.chtbl.com/aiplusa16z
 

a16z General Partner Anjney Midha joins the podcast to discuss what's happening with hardware for artificial intelligence. Nvidia might have cornered the market on training workloads for now, but he believes there's a big opportunity at the inference layer — especially for wearable or similar devices that can become a natural part of our everyday interactions. 

Here's one small passage that speaks to his larger thesis on where we're heading:

"I think why we're seeing so many developers flock to Ollama is because there is a lot of demand from consumers to interact with language models in private ways. And that means that they're going to have to figure out how to get the models to run locally without ever leaving without ever the user's context, and data leaving the user's device. And that's going to result, I think, in a renaissance of new kinds of chips that are capable of handling massive workloads of inference on device.

"We are yet to see those unlocked, but the good news is that open source models are phenomenal at unlocking efficiency.  The open source language model ecosystem is just so ravenous."

More from Anjney:

The Quest for AGI: Q*, Self-Play, and Synthetic Data

Making the Most of Open Source AI

Safety in Numbers: Keeping AI Open

Investing in Luma AI

Follow everyone on X:

Anjney Midha

Derrick Harris

Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts.

 

Stay Updated: 

Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z

Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/

Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio

Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.

Up next
Today
Stablecoins & the Future Financial System
a16z Crypto General Partners Ali Yahya, Arianna Simpson, and Erik Torenberg break down what’s actually working in crypto today - starting with the rise of stablecoins as a real-world payments layer. They discuss how stablecoins are being adopted by companies like Stripe and Space ... Show More
37m 52s
Jul 7
How Andreessen Horowitz Disrupted VC & What’s Coming Next
On this episode, taken from The Ben & Marc Show, a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz dive deep into the unfiltered story behind the founding of Andreessen Horowitz—and how they set out to reinvent venture capital itself. For the first time, Marc and Ben walk through ... Show More
1h 23m
Jul 4
Enabling Agents and Battling Bots on an AI-Centric Web
Taken from the AI + a16z podcast, Arcjet CEO David Mytton sits down with a16z partner Joel de la Garza to discuss the increasing complexity of managing who can access websites, and other web apps, and what they can do there. A primary challenge is determining whether automated tr ... Show More
26m 24s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2023
Don't forget to jargon check your AI
This week on Equity, Alex was joined by Nathan Baschez, the CEO and founder of Lex, an AI-infused online writing tool that recently raised capital. Together, we're talking through a few key topics that have been top of mind in recent months:How many AI-powered, or AI-using writin ... Show More
31m 44s
Nov 2023
Open AI leadership shuffle, new diffusion models, and starting the cult of Q*
OpenAI’s leadership has taken us all on a rollercoaster so it’s great timing for another host-only episode. This week Sarah and Elad get into what has been going on at OpenAI and what the turbulent leadership changes tell us about the importance of good intent and good incentives ... Show More
26m 1s
Dec 2022
Jeremiah Lowin: Explaining the New AI Paradigm - [Invest Like the Best, EP.307]
My guest this week is Jeremiah Lowin. Jeremiah has been on the podcast a number of times over the years. He’s one of my oldest friends who has been a sounding board for me throughout my career. Today he is the founder and CEO of Prefect, which helps companies automate and orchest ... Show More
1h 2m
May 2024
Context windows, computer constraints, and energy consumption with Sarah and Elad
This week on No Priors hosts, Sarah and Elad are catching up on the latest AI news. They discuss the recent developments in AI music generation, and if you’re interested in generative AI music, stay tuned for next week’s interview! Sarah and Elad also get into device-resident mod ... Show More
29m 10s
Mar 2024
Big tech earnings and the current AI debates, with Sarah Guo and Elad Gil
Host-only episode discussing NVIDIA, Meta and Google earnings, Gemini and Mistral model launches, the open-vs-closed source debate, domain specific foundation models, if we’ll see real competition in chips, and the state of AI ROI and adoption. Don’t miss our episodes with: Mistr ... Show More
42m 14s
Dec 2023
The case for AI optimism
AI doomerism and calls to regulate the emerging technology is at a fever pitch but today’s guest, Reid Hoffman is a vocal AI optimist who views slowing down innovation as anti-humanistic. Reid needs no introduction, he’s the co-founder of PayPal, Linkedin, and most recently Infle ... Show More
47m 13s
Feb 2024
Inside OpenAI | Logan Kilpatrick (head of developer relations)
Logan Kilpatrick leads developer relations at OpenAI, supporting developers building with the OpenAI API and ChatGPT. He is also on the board of directors at NumFOCUS, the nonprofit organization that supports open source projects like Jupyter, Pandas, NumPy, and more. Before Open ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 2024
OpenAI's to Launch GPT Store Next Week
In this episode, we dive into OpenAI's announcement about the imminent launch of the GPT Store next week. We'll explore what this new platform offers, how it may change the landscape of AI applications, and the potential impact on both users and developers. Invest in AI B ... Show More
8m 35s
Mar 2024
Building an AI Product Company
Krish Ramineni (@krishramineni, CEO/Founder of @Firefliesai) talks about what it is like to build an AI product company in both the pre-LLM era as well as post-LLMs. We also discuss privacy and security concerns and AI behind the scenes.SHOW: 805 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://b ... Show More
26m 16s
Apr 2024
PAT FLYNN - AI for Smart Passive Income
Pat Flynn is the founder of Smart Passive Income. He's a father, husband, podcast host, YouTuber, Mastermind leader, public speaker, author, and startup investor.Pat Flynn delves deep into discussions about AI's impact on jobs, outsourcing, and how AI tools can supercharge our cr ... Show More
27m 1s