But one of the hottest areas by far is going to be embeddings. RAG is becoming a fixture in AI to improve the quality of model responses, and improvements in embedding models is going to be a big part of that. And after months of crickets, we got three big launches in 45 days.
@mattlynley
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29 AI Stack Challenger Startups Worth Following
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I wasn’t entirely sure what to do for the anniversary of the ChatGPT launch and whatnot so I just put together a big list of challenger startups I’m following across the stack, anyway here are 29 startups of interest
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Why Are AI Models Named After Animals?
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I still think my favorite non-industry question so far is “why are they all named after animals”
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Chip Shortage Ends: Quarter Point for Tech Hardware Predictions
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Looks like this quarter’s point goes to the chip-shortage-ends-next-year crowd.
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Unexpected Tech Crossover Discovery at Late Night
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When at 10pm at night you find out you somehow sit at the exact crossover in tech that no one would have predicted https://t.co/BAzO4yizEx pic.twitter.com/pJGJZnCQYW
— Matthew Lynley (@mattlynley) 20 novembre 2023When at 10pm at night you find out you somehow sit at the exact crossover in tech that no one would have predicted
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New Newsletter Launch Covering Big Data and AI
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Hey @eshear I’m here for a second one* whenever you’re up for it! (*except now at a tiny subscription based newsletter covering big data and AI that I founded in May.)
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Twitch Infrastructure: Separate Distributed Computing System Beyond Amazon
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Also built out a completely separate infrastructure for Twitch that wasn’t on Amazon as most people forget—the guy knows distributed computing.
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Emmett: Moderating AI at Scale and Tech Leadership
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What to know about Emmett:
-Ran one of the most difficult moderation and video streaming problems on the planet (which includes AI)
-Sold Twitch to Amazon for $1B AND stuck around
-Never ever heard anyone say anything other than nice things about the guy
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Emmett Shear and Sam Altman’s YC Origins: Kiki and Early Ventures
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Reminder that Emmett Shear was in the very first YC class with Sam with his startup (another failed early one) Kiki run with co-founder Justin Kan. Shear went on to spin Twitch off from http://
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Mobile-Era CEO Culture Clashes With Traditional Scientific Research Pace
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This is in a field filled with researchers accustomed to the deliberate and thoughtful (and slow) scientific progress. That classic mobile-era CEO, supercharged by ZIRP, focused on growth and global impact above else. And he’s been a Bay Area fixture for more than a decade.