Venture In The South
Venture in the South is about the Startup Ecosystem in the Southern US.
We interview founders and thought leaders, sponsor a few panels discussing significant events and share our own experiences with over 100 startup investments.
Released every Monday and usually 30-45 minutes long, ~50% of shows are Founder interviews, ~25% interviews with thought leaders and ~25% educational.
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Venture In The South
E143: Is AI Investable?
E143: David updates listeners on Venture for the week, then interviews Josh Miller of Gradient Health about his take on AI from the perspective of data.
We discuss his data experience in the context of AI model training and validation, and address some timely questions relevant to the current Era of AI:
1) Is Data where the money is (in addition to GPUs) and is there really future profit in AI models?
2) Data quality, structure and annotations for metadata,
3) Are LLMs being commoditized and what is the future of SLMs?
4) What is the future of AI Assistants and Agents?
5) What is the future of Synthetic Data?
6) How will AI affect the Arts?
7) What is the future for AI investment? (recorded 11/1/24)
BIP 2024 State of Startups in the Southeast report
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