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Sep 2024
9m 25s

Alpha Alpha's $500 Million Challenge

Jaeden Schafer
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In this episode, Jaeden Schafer discusses the challenges faced by Alpha Alpha, a German LLM that raised $500 million but struggles to compete with giants like OpenAI and Anthropic. The conversation explores Alpha Alpha's innovative beginnings, their pivot towards enterprise-focused AI solutions, and the competitive landscape of the AI industry.







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