foundational AI models

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 29, 2024 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →

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Jun 29, 2024 neutral
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Chamath: Foundational AI models are becoming a consumer surplus
“Foundational models are quickly becoming a consumer surplus. Every model is roughly the same. They keep getting better and better, but they're also approaching these asymptotic returns.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jun 29, 2024 ▶ 59:18 Presidential Debate Reaction, Biden Hot Swap?, Tech unemployment, OpenAI considers for-profit & more
Jul 23, 2025 neutral
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Buchheit: Astronomical capital costs will limit foundation model competitors
“I expect that it'll probably stay relatively stable, honestly, because I, the cost of building these foundation models is astronomical, right? We just saw XAI is raising another twenty billion, something like that. And so it, Just the capital requirements are …”
Paul Buchheit Jul 23, 2025 ▶ 1:09:15 Winning the AI Race Part 1: Michael Kratsios, Kelly Loeffler, Shyam Sankar, Chris Power
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