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Lower inference costs should unlock more consumer AI products
Lower inference costs should unlock more consumer AI products
Tan argues that current AI costs make mass-market consumer distribution difficult and expects declining model costs to create better economics for consumer AI applications.
- Interview
- Garry Tan: New Rules for Founders
- Speaker
- Garry Tan
- Source timestamp
- 43:00
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