Open-source AI popularity is fleeting and does not equal commercial traction
Aman Kabeer · Superintelligence, Bubbles And Big Bets: AI Investing in 2024 | Matt Turck & Aman Kabeer, FirstMark · Nov 8, 2024 · at 43:46
Aman Kabeer is an investor at FirstMark. He is discussing the market viability of popular open-source AI agent frameworks.
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“As we've seen over the past year popularity doesn't necessarily translate into commercial traction, and popularity is pretty fleeting in the world of AI.”
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