Riparbelli: AI research timelines and technical feasibility are fundamentally unpredictable
Victor Riparbelli · Democratizing Video Creation with AI: Lessons From Synthesia’s Journey to 50k+ Customers · Jul 19, 2023 · at 20:45
Victor Riparbelli is co-founder and CEO of Synthesia. He explains the challenges of managing product roadmaps and setting deliverables for AI research teams.
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“When you're doing AI research, nobody really knows if it's going to take three months, or six months, or nine months, or 18 months, or if it's even possible.”
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