Engineers say test it and ship it, or shut the lab down. Others imply everything will emerge from a society of agents. Both are partly right, but I think both make a deep error, and it's one that matters for designing Minds for Our Minds.
Wondering how you can best use generative AI in your business? ChatGPT is getting all the buzz because it's exciting. But the real reason we think GPT (and the other generative AI models) matter is because they are what's called Foundation Models.
You can think of them as the new aiOS that developers can access through APIs, using these powerful models in their own applications. This changes everything about AI and provides unprecedented power to countless applications.
Get in touch if you'd like to learn more about our research on foundation models, AI, and all things collective intelligence.
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Dave Edwards is a Co-Founder of Artificiality. He previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Apple, CRV, Macromedia, Morgan Stanley, Quartz, and ThinkEquity. Contact at dave@artificialityinstitute.org.
Helen Edwards is a Co-Founder of Artificiality. She previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Meridian Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric, Quartz, and Transpower. Contact at helen@artificialityinstitute.org.
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