Socher: Startups cannot be 10x better than Google on simple consumer search
Richard Socher · AGI, The Future of AI Agents And The Next Wave of Opportunities in AI | Richard Socher, CEO, You.com · Oct 10, 2024 · at 56:56
Richard Socher is the CEO of You.com and former Chief Scientist at Salesforce. He explains why competing with Google on simple consumer web queries is ineffective for AI startups.
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“If you think about it from first principles, there is nothing you can do to be 10 X better.”
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