Nathan and Erik analyze the moats of the most powerful companies in AI. The paradigm-shifting technology has led to a flourishing open-source community with market share. Yet, the big players have key competitive advantages that can be examined from many different angles.

LINKS:

Nathan’s Twitter thread on AI moats that sparked this discussion: https://twitter.com/labenz/status/1654853321876815872

Read about the 9 moats at length in our newsletter: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com/p/the-leaked-google-memo-and-a

Leaderboard for AI rankings: https://lmsys.org/

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00 ) Episode Preview

(01:36 ) Where are the moats in AI?

(07:31 ) Open source vs. closed

(15:24 ) Recommendation: The AI Breakdown Podcast

(16:39 ) Sponsor: Omneky

(20:46 ) AI Safety

(33:00 ) Which players are going to win? 9 Moats.

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