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The Best Way to Achieve AGI Is to Invent It

Nov 4, 2024 | a16z.com | Pedro Domingos |Martin Casado |Anjney Midha |Derrick Harris

On this episode of the AI + a16z podcast, longtime machine-learning researcher, and University of Washington Professor Emeritus, Pedro Domingos joins a16z General Partner Martin Casado to discuss the state of artificial intelligence, whether we’re really on a path toward AGI, and the value of expressing unpopular opinions.
Why Computer Science Subsumed Biotech

Aug 9, 2024 | a16z.com | Vijay Pande |Derrick Harris |Anjney Midha |Dean De Beer

In this episode of the AI + a16z podcast, a16z Bio + Health General Partner Vijay Pande walks us through the past two decades of applying software engineering to the life sciences — from the Folding@Home project that he launched, through AlphaFold and more. He also discusses the major opportunities for AI to transform medicine and health care, as well as some pitfalls that founders in that space need to watch out for.
Open Models and Maturation: Assessing the Generative AI Market

May 17, 2024 | a16z.com | Guido Appenzeller |Matt Bornstein |Derrick Harris |Dean De Beer

In this episode of the AI + a16z podcast, a16z partners Guido Appenzeller and Matt Bornstein discuss the state of the generative AI market, about 18 months after it really kicked into high gear with the release of ChatGPT — everything from the emergence of powerful open source LLMs to the excitement around AI-generated music.
Open Models and Maturation: Assessing the Generative AI Market

May 17, 2024 | a16z.com | Guido Appenzeller |Matt Bornstein |Derrick Harris |Dean De Beer

In this episode of the AI + a16z podcast, a16z partners Guido Appenzeller and Matt Bornstein discuss the state of the generative AI market, about 18 months after it really kicked into high gear with the release of ChatGPT — everything from the emergence of powerful open source LLMs to the excitement around AI-generated music.
How to Think About Foundation Models for Cybersecurity

May 10, 2024 | a16z.com | Zane Lackey |Derrick Harris |Feross Aboukhadijeh |Edo Liberty

In this episode of the AI + a16z podcast, a16z General Partner Zane Lackey and a16z Partner Joel de la Garza sit down with Derrick Harris to discuss how generative AI — LLMs, in particular — and foundation models could effect profound change in cybersecurity. After years of AI-washing by security vendors, they explain why the hype is legitimate this time as AI provides a real opportunity to help security teams cut through the noise and automate away the types of drudgery that lead to mistakes.
Remaking the UI for AI

Apr 19, 2024 | a16z.com | Anjney Midha |Derrick Harris |Matt Bornstein |Naveen Rao

In this episode of the AI + a16z podcast, a16z General Partner Anjney Midha shares his thoughts on how hardware for artificial intelligence might evolve over the years to come as we place more emphasis on AI inference workloads. Improvements in sensors, chips, models, and more could result in remarkably useful models that are able to run locally, resulting in wearable AI products that evolve the human experience.
Scoping the Enterprise LLM Market

Apr 12, 2024 | a16z.com | Matt Bornstein |Derrick Harris |Anjney Midha |Naveen Rao

Naveen Rao has been building artificial intelligence technologies and companies for more than a decade. He founded Nervana Systems (acquired by Intel) and MosaicML (acquired by Databricks), and now serves as vice president of generative AI at Databricks. From chips to models, there are few people with a better pulse on how enterprises are using AI.
AI Canon | Andreessen Horowitz

May 25, 2023 | a16z.com | Derrick Harris |Matt Bornstein |Guido Appenzeller |Jack Soslow

* * *The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z.