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E31: Where are the Moats in AI? With Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg
From"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
E31: Where are the Moats in AI? With Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg
From"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
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Length:
89 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Nathan and Erik analyze the moats of the most powerful companies in AI. The paradigm-shifting technology has led to a flourishing open-source community with market share. Yet, the big players have key competitive advantages that can be examined from many different angles.
LINKS:
Nathan’s Twitter thread on AI moats that sparked this discussion: https://twitter.com/labenz/status/1654853321876815872
Read about the 9 moats at length in our newsletter: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com/p/the-leaked-google-memo-and-a
Leaderboard for AI rankings: https://lmsys.org/
PODCAST RECOMMENDATION:
The AI Breakdown: https://pod.link/1680633614
As anyone in AI knows, the pace of progress of new releases is relentless. The AI Breakdown is a daily podcast (10-20min long) that helps us ensure we don't miss anything important by curating news and analysis.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Episode Preview
(01:36) Where are the moats in AI?
(07:31) Open source vs. closed
(15:24) Recommendation: The AI Breakdown Podcast
(16:39) Sponsor: Omneky
(20:46) AI Safety
(33:00) Which players are going to win? 9 Moats.
TWITTER:
@CogRev_Podcast
@labenz (Nathan)
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
Thank you Omneky for sponsoring The Cognitive Revolution. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work, customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off.
Music Credit: MusicLM
More show notes and reading material released in our Substack: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com
LINKS:
Nathan’s Twitter thread on AI moats that sparked this discussion: https://twitter.com/labenz/status/1654853321876815872
Read about the 9 moats at length in our newsletter: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com/p/the-leaked-google-memo-and-a
Leaderboard for AI rankings: https://lmsys.org/
PODCAST RECOMMENDATION:
The AI Breakdown: https://pod.link/1680633614
As anyone in AI knows, the pace of progress of new releases is relentless. The AI Breakdown is a daily podcast (10-20min long) that helps us ensure we don't miss anything important by curating news and analysis.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Episode Preview
(01:36) Where are the moats in AI?
(07:31) Open source vs. closed
(15:24) Recommendation: The AI Breakdown Podcast
(16:39) Sponsor: Omneky
(20:46) AI Safety
(33:00) Which players are going to win? 9 Moats.
TWITTER:
@CogRev_Podcast
@labenz (Nathan)
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
Thank you Omneky for sponsoring The Cognitive Revolution. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work, customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off.
Music Credit: MusicLM
More show notes and reading material released in our Substack: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com
Released:
Jun 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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