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Public Markets, Image Gen, and Specialized Models, with Sarah and Elad

2025/4/3
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Sarah Habibi: 我认为图像生成技术的进步令人兴奋，它将世界转化为动漫或漫画，这是人类进步的一大步。图像生成技术正处于快速发展阶段，未来将会出现更多商业化应用。图像生成技术还有很大的发展空间，用户对图像质量和可控性的期望不断提高。当前市场波动对大多数科技初创公司影响不大，特别是那些不涉及硬件的软件公司。当前市场波动对科技行业的影响微乎其微，长期来看，科技行业将继续发展壮大。模型可以根据速度、性能和推理能力进行分类，不同类型的模型适用于不同的应用场景。我认为当前AI领域正处于一个相对稳定的时期，市场正在整合，一些赢家开始出现。 Elad Gil: 我认为当前市场波动对早期市场影响较小，高质量项目仍然能够获得充足的资金。关税在某些特定行业中可能是有益的，例如汽车行业，可以帮助保护国内产业。我们需要更广泛的产业政策来支持我们关心的行业，这需要大量的投资。大型语言模型市场正在趋于融合，但在能力和产品领域都存在差异化竞争。除了大型语言模型之外，其他类型的模型，例如物理、材料、机器人和生物模型，也存在巨大的机遇。大型语言模型是否会成为所有模型的中心，或者是否会形成碎片化的格局，目前尚不清楚。许多模型公司正在专注于高效地收集或生成数据，并利用这些数据来训练模型。在生物学、材料科学和物理学等领域，存在着巨大的机遇，但这些领域的数据收集和模型训练都非常困难。基于状态的模型是一种很有前景的方向，它在处理可压缩数据方面非常高效。我认为未来几年，在AI领域，具有深度学习、领域用户理解和产品工程能力的人才将非常有价值。AI技术栈已经相对稳定，模型层、基础设施层和应用层都将继续发展。模型上下文协议（MCP）将加速模型开发。

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This chapter explores the advancements in AI image generation, from early GAN models to the current state-of-the-art diffusion models. It discusses the increasing quality and fidelity of AI-generated art, its potential impact on various industries, and the role of user feedback in shaping its development.
  • Early AI-generated art was considered 'kludgy' but still impressive.
  • Midjourney's aesthetic point of view significantly improved user experience.
  • Ease of controllability will empower users with greater creative power.

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In this episode of *No Priors, *Sarah and Elad examine the current state of AI. They break down the recent dip in public markets, how tariffs could impact the tech industry, and where opportunities remain in large language models. They highlight the opportunities in more specialized models, new approaches to model development, and how the market is beginning to standardize with integrations like the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The episode ends with a look at early consumer AI applications and what types of expertise will matter most in the coming years.

Show Notes:

0:00 Improvements in image gen

4:42 Public markets 

8:08 Effects of tariffs on tech

9:42 Today’s large model market

11:34 Opportunities in specialized models

16:30 Research advances in model approaches

21:10 What expertise will matter?

24:30 Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol 

26:30 Consumer applications