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Join Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput as they Discuss AI Developments

Join Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput as they delve into the increasing demand for AI consultants from major firms like BCG and McKinsey. They will explore the widening gap between AI investments and their actual economic impact, and analyze Zoom CEO Eric Yuan’s visionary approach to AI-driven digital twins in Zoom meetings.

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Timestamps

  • 00:03:31 — AI Consultants Success from the AI Boom
  • 00:16:04 — AI Needs to Make Money
  • 00:30:47 — Zoom’s CEO on the Future of Work
  • 00:41:00 — Google’s Gemma 2
  • 00:46:12 — OpenAI’s 2023 Security Breach Raises Concerns
  • 00:49:50 — Apple’s OpenAI Board Seat
  • 00:52:28 — AI and The Olympics
  • 00:56:47 — Nintendo’s Future Plans with GenAI
  • 01:00:00 — Finding GPT-4’s Mistakes with Critic GPT
  • 01:03:41 — Scale AI’s Business Model
  • 01:09:41 — AI Tech Updates: Runway
  • 01:11:57 — AI Tech Updates: Hebia
  • 01:14:01 — AI Tech Updates: Perplexity
  • 01:16:00 — AI Tech Updates: ElevenLabs

Summary

AI Consultants

The boom in artificial intelligence has resulted in unexpected profit streams for management consulting firms. As businesses strive to implement and maximize generative AI, they are increasingly looking to consultants for insights and expertise. Major firms like Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, IBM, and Accenture report significant growth in demand for their AI-related services.

For instance, BCG now sources 20% of its revenue from AI, which was nonexistent just two years ago. Meanwhile, McKinsey anticipates that 40% of its business will be AI-focused this year, and IBM has secured over $1 billion in AI sales commitments, with Accenture reporting $300 million in AI sales last year. However, the rise in AI consulting comes with challenges as both consultants and clients adapt to the fast-changing capabilities and limits of AI technologies.

AI Needs to Make Money

The AI sector faces a growing divide between significant investments and tangible economic outcomes, highlighted by various recent reports. Notably, David Cahn of Sequoia Capital has revised his revenue projections for the AI industry from a $200 billion gap between expenditures and growth to a staggering $600 billion gap, noting that the shortfall needs addressing annually. A Census Bureau report has further indicated that AI adoption remains surprisingly low, with only 5.4% of businesses utilizing AI as of February 2024.

Additionally, The Economist emphasizes the ongoing disconnect between the hype surrounding AI and its actual economic contributions, suggesting many firms are still probing AI’s capabilities or hesitant to invest heavily due to a lack of substantial evidence indicating productivity gains.

Zoom CEO on the Future of Work

In a thought-provoking interview with The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom, articulated his ambitious vision for AI-enhanced work environments. Yuan imagines a future where individuals can send “digital twins”—AI avatars that represent them—to meetings to make decisions on their behalf. Although Yuan admits that this concept is years away, he foresees a time when personalized large language models could reshape workplace dynamics, potentially reducing traditional work hours as AI assumes more responsibilities.

Yuan envisions Zoom evolving into a comprehensive AI-powered collaboration platform that transcends its current role as merely a video conferencing tool, thereby radically transforming work and communication norms in upcoming years.

Links Referenced in the Show

  • AI Consultants:
  • AI isn’t making money
  • Zoom CEO wants AI clones in meetings
  • Gemma 2 is now available
  • OpenAI Hack
  • Apple’s OpenAI Board Seat
  • AI and The Olympics
  • Nintendo and GenAI
  • Scale AI’s Business Model
  • Finding GPT-4’s mistakes
  • AI Tech Updates:
  • Runway
  • Hebbia
  • Perplexity Pro Search
  • ElevenLabs Iconic Voices
  • ElevenLabs Voice Isolator

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Closing Remarks

Thank you for joining us. We hope you will stay curious and continue to explore AI.

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