@levie @garrytan People are acting as if AI is 100x more powerful than it is. We are wayyyy premature in trying to regulate what is essentially advanced chatbots.
Entire categories of startups got killed today by OpenAI at DevDay. It was total carnage for AI startup founders as @sama threw one new feature after the other at them.
Here are some startup categories that won’t exist starting tomorrow:
1. Closed Source LLMs: OpenAI launched GPT-4 Turbo... See more
Enter Large Language Models (LLMs). The first tranche of products and startups leveraging LLMs has kept within the mental model of selling software to achieve step-function improvements in end-user productivity. The "Copilot for [x]" trend reflects this mental model. While there are fantastic startups innovating to improve employee productivity,... See more
Agrawal et al. argue that the framing of AI automation versus augmentation is wrong. Rather than being distinct they are often one and the same. They say that AI, initially intended for automating tasks, inadvertently acts as a force for augmentation of the broader workforce. For example, automating diagnostic skills in healthcare could diminish... See more
It’s worth reading the entire HBR post. I cannot help but infer that we are lonely and are growing more lonely as we spend so much time glued to our devices.