Altman: 95% of founders now bet on rapid AI model improvements
Sam Altman · Sam Altman: What Startups Will be Steamrolled by OpenAI & Where is Opportunity | E1223 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Nov 4, 2024 · at 6:17
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, discusses how early AI startups built around temporary model shortcomings rather than building for escalating model capabilities.
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“And so I felt like, 95% of people that were like, betting against the models getting better, five percent of people were betting for the models getting better. I think that's now reversed.”
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