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Soslow: AI image generation was effectively solved in 2022

Jack Soslow · 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 1) · Jan 25, 2023 · at 44:53

Jack Soslow, partner on the a16z games team, reflects on the progress of AI foundation models in 2022 while discussing emerging AI capabilities for 2023.

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“So we saw image pretty much be solved last year and then text continually get better and better.”

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