Monthly Roundup: The Economic Realities of Large Language Models

Ben Lorica and Paco Nathan on LLM Challenges, Neural Operators in Math, and Custom AI Platforms.

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This is our monthly conversation on topics in AI and Technology with Paco Nathan, the founder of Derwen, a boutique consultancy focused on Data and AI.

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Interview highlights – key sections from the video version:

• 1. Foundation Models and the AI Arms Race: Winners, Losers, and Strategic Pivots
  2. Neural Networks and Partial Differential Equations
  3. Why Digital-First Companies Are Building Their Own AI Platforms
  4. Vulnerabilities in LangChain Gen AI
  5. 2024 AI Conference :: a preview
  6. relik: A blazing fast and lightweight Information Extraction model for Entity Linking and Relation Extraction
  7. AI’s Mathematical Milestone: Solving Olympiad Problems
  8. Recommendations

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Relevant Links.

Topic 1. Generative AI Business Challenges and Opportunities

• The Shifting Landscape of Large Language Models
• The Financial Tightrope: OpenAI’s Struggle for Sustainability

Topic 2. Neural Networks and Partial Differential Equations

• Neural Operator: Learning Maps Between Function Spaces
• AI that connects the digital and physical worlds

Topic 3. Why Digital-First Companies Are Building Their Own AI Platforms

• 10 Advantages of Custom AI Platforms

Topic 4. Vulnerabilities in LangChain Gen AI

• NVD Database: CVE-2023-46229 Detail  and CVE-2023-44467 Detail
• Securing AI: Understanding Software Supply Chain Security
• AI Incident Response: Preparing for the Inevitable

Topic 5. 2024 AI Conference :: a preview

Topic 6. relik.

• relik: A blazing fast and lightweight Information Extraction model for Entity Linking and Relation Extraction

Topic 8. AI’s Mathematical Milestone: Solving Olympiad Problems

Topic 9. Recommendations

• [Ben]  Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics  by Elle Reeve
• [Paco] “When GraphRAG Goes Bad” by Claire Sullivan

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Related content:

• A video version of this conversation is available on our YouTube channel.

• Previous monthly roundups with Ben Lorica and Paco Nathan
• Andrew Burt → From Preparation to Recovery: Mastering AI Incident Response

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