AI’s Future: Investment & Impact with Sarah Guo and Elad Gil

Explore the Future of Investment & Impact in AI with Host Lukas Biewald and Guests Elad Gill and Sarah Guo of the No Priors podcast. Sarah is the founder of Conviction VC, an AI-centric $100 million venture fund. Elad, a seasoned entrepreneur and startup investor, boasts an impressive portfolio in over 40 companies, each valued at $1 billion or more, and wrote the influential "High Growth Handbook." Join us for a deep dive into the nuanced world of AI, where we'll explore its broader industry impact, focusing on how startups can seamlessly blend product-centric approaches with a balance of innovation and practical development. *Subscribe to Weights & Biases* → https://bit.ly/45BCkYz Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction  5:15 - Exploring Fine-Tuning vs RAG in AI 10:30 - Evaluating AI Research for Investment 15:45 - Impact of AI Models on Product Development 20:00 - AI's Role in Evolving Job Markets 25:15 - The Balance Between AI Research and Product Development 30:00 - Code Generation Technologies in Software Engineering 35:00 - AI's Broader Industry Implications 40:00 - Importance of Product-Driven Approaches in AI Startups 45:00 - AI in Various Sectors: Beyond Software Engineering 50:00 - Open Source vs Proprietary AI Models 55:00 - AI's Impact on Traditional Roles and Industries 1:00:00 - Closing Thoughts  Thanks for listening to the Gradient Dissent podcast, brought to you by Weights & Biases. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review to help get the word out about the show. And be sure to subscribe so you never miss another insightful conversation. Follow Weights & Biases: YouTube: http://wandb.me/youtube Twitter: https://twitter.com/weights_biases  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wandb  Join the Weights & Biases Discord Server: https://discord.gg/CkZKRNnaf3 #OCR #DeepLearning #AI #Modeling #ML