foundation model

also referred to as: foundation models

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Dec 14, 2025 by Alexander Embirikos · across every show →

Everything said about foundation model, oldest first

Dec 14, 2025 neutral
Opinion
The tech industry is far behind on AI product development
“I believe that even if we had no more progress today with models, which is absolutely not the case, but if, even if we had no more progress, we are way behind on product. There's so much more product to build.”
Alexander Embirikos Dec 14, 2025 ▶ 7:41 Inside OpenAI: 2026 is the year of agents, AI’s biggest bottleneck, and why compute isn’t the issue
May 31, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Evans: AI Model Providers Will Lack Pricing Power and Become Commodities
“And so it does sort of seem to me that like, if the chatbot isn't the UX and it needs to be apps and the model companies aren't going to build that. And the models themselves are basically commodities, as, at least as you can see them as users, then why would …”
Benedict Evans May 31, 2026 ▶ 35:48 The most rational take on AI you’ll hear this year
Sep 6, 2026 bullish
Opinion
Grok demonstrates that the foundation model race is not just two horses
“They actually are doing things that I think no other sort of big company would do. It's really, really well done. It's a really thoughtful UI. It's got a really powerful foundation model. I think it also is like, okay, wait, maybe this is not a two horse race …”
Anish Acharya Sep 6, 2026 ▶ 1:15:10 Why companies are becoming a series of loops | Anish Acharya (a16z)
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