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Episode Synopsis
AI Field Day 5: https://techfieldday.com/event/aifd5/
Although AI is certain to transform society, not to mention computing, what we know if it is unlikely to last much longer. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast brings together Glenn Dekhayser, Alastair Cooke, Allyson Klein, and Stephen Foskett to discuss the real and changing world of AI. Looking at AI infrastructure today, we see massive clusters of GPUs being deployed in the cloud and on-premises to train ever-larger language models, but how much business value do these clusters have long-term? It seems that the true transformation promised by LLM and GenAI will be realized once models are applied across industries with RAG or tuning rather than developing new models. Ultimately AI is a feature of a larger business process or application rather than being a product in itself. We can certainly see that AI-based applications will be transformative, but the vast investment required to build out AI infrastructure to date might never be recouped. Ultimately there is a future for AI, but not the way we have been doing it to date.
Host:
Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/
Panelists:
Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/
Allyson Klein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allysonklein/
Glenn Dekhayser: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gdekhayser/
Tech Field Day:
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day
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Podcast:
Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast
X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod
#TFDPodcast, #AI, #GenAI,
Although AI is certain to transform society, not to mention computing, what we know if it is unlikely to last much longer. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast brings together Glenn Dekhayser, Alastair Cooke, Allyson Klein, and Stephen Foskett to discuss the real and changing world of AI. Looking at AI infrastructure today, we see massive clusters of GPUs being deployed in the cloud and on-premises to train ever-larger language models, but how much business value do these clusters have long-term? It seems that the true transformation promised by LLM and GenAI will be realized once models are applied across industries with RAG or tuning rather than developing new models. Ultimately AI is a feature of a larger business process or application rather than being a product in itself. We can certainly see that AI-based applications will be transformative, but the vast investment required to build out AI infrastructure to date might never be recouped. Ultimately there is a future for AI, but not the way we have been doing it to date.
Host:
Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/
Panelists:
Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/
Allyson Klein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allysonklein/
Glenn Dekhayser: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gdekhayser/
Tech Field Day:
Website: https://www.techfieldday.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day
X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday
Podcast:
Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast
X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod
#TFDPodcast, #AI, #GenAI,
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