CHAPTER 3Generative AI's Broad Spectrum of Applications
This chapter offers a concise exploration of generative AI's diverse applications, highlighting how the technology is reshaping industries from music to 3D object generation. The concept of “finding the untapped” is an observed strategy for uncovering and leveraging gen AI's vast potential.
Foundational and Specialized AI Models, and the Question of Open Source vs. Closed Source
Just as the Internet has become a fundamental part of the operations of most companies, we are witnessing a similar transition with AI. We are still in the early stages of this transition, and there is a vast landscape of opportunities for those venturing into this field and making progress in it. Established companies like IBM and Microsoft have shifted their focus to AI over time, and new companies and startups are emerging with AI at the core of their products. For instance, Rain Neuromorphics is building artificial brains to make AI radically cheaper, aiming to enable ubiquitous advanced AI and power fully autonomous artificial general intelligence (AGI). Allganize, on the other hand, is revolutionizing enterprise productivity with its AI document understanding platform, Alli. Adept is building an ML model that can interact with everything on your computer, aiming to build an AI teammate for everyone.
The direction is clear: an AI-driven future, not only in industry but also in society. There is, however, another important observation to ...
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