This week Tom and Elliot talk all things Foundation models. Which models are next? Are foundation models the infrastructure layer for AI? Is there room to compete on foundation models? We cover news, deals and papers all focused on this one question.

We're trying something new with the format, focusing our chats around a single idea each week. Let us know what you think!

⌚Time Stamps⌚
00:00 The fun begins
01:20 The New Format
02:45 Are Foundation Models the Future of Artificial Intelligence?
04:00 What is a Foundation Model? What are the characteristics that define a Foundation Model?
08:00 Is GPT-4 a Foundation Model? Examples of current Foundation Models
10:15 Meta's Segment Anything Model - is it a Foundation Model?
18:30 Is Bedrock a genius move by Amazon?
23:45 THe Llama effect
30:45 The future. Are Foundation Models the Future of Artificial Intelligence?


⚡Show Notes⚡

📰Are Foundation Models the Future of Artificial Intelligence?📰
- Facebook Releases the Segement Anything Model (SAM) https://ai.facebook.com/blog/segment-anything-foundation-model-image-segmentation/
- Amazon announces 'Bedrock,' its ChatGPT and DALL-E rival https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-bedrock-aws-ai-chatgpt-dall-e-competitor-2023-4
- The LLama Effect: How an Accidental Leak Sparked a Series of Impressive Open Source Alternatives to ChatGPT
https://thesequence.substack.com/p/the-llama-effect-how-an-accidental

💲Dealbook💲-
- Fixie.ai raises $17m seed round https://blog.fixie.ai/the-future-of-software-development-with-llms-is-here-announcing-fixies-developer-preview-and-17m-cf6fca0c4041
- Chroma raises $18m seed round
- Anthropic plans to raise $5b to take on OpenAI https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/06/anthropics-5b-4-year-plan-to-take-on-openai/

⚡Show Notes⚡

📰Topic📰
- Facebook Releases the Segement Anything Model (SAM) https://ai.facebook.com/blog/segment-anything-foundation-model-image-segmentation/
- The LLama Effect: How an Accidental Leak Sparked a Series of Impressive Open Source Alternatives to ChatGPT https://thesequence.substack.com/p/the-llama-effect-how-an-accidental
- Amazon announces 'Bedrock,' its ChatGPT and DALL-E rival https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-bedrock-aws-ai-chatgpt-dall-e-competitor-2023-4

💲Dealbook💲
- Fixie.ai raises $17m seed round https://blog.fixie.ai/the-future-of-software-development-with-llms-is-here-announcing-fixies-developer-preview-and-17m-cf6fca0c4041
- Chroma raises $18m seed round
- Anthropic plans to raise $5b to take on OpenAI https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/06/anthropics-5b-4-year-plan-to-take-on-openai/\

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