AI might have already set the stage for the next tech monopoly

As generative AI and its eerily human chatbots explode into the public realm — including Google’s Bard, released yesterday — Silicon Valley looks ripe for another big era of disruption.

 
Think about the era of personal computers, or online businesses, or social platforms, when an accessible, unpredictable new idea shakes up the establishment.

But unlike earlier disruptions, the reality of the generative AI race is already looking a little … top-heavy.

With AI, the big innovation isn’t the kind of cheap, accessible technology that helps garage startups grow into world-changing new companies. The models that underpin the AI era can be extremely, extremely expensive to build.

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Πηγή: politico.com