Greylock's Chen: It's AI or Die

The video discusses the pervasive influence of AI across various sectors, emphasizing the necessity for companies to adopt AI strategies. It highlights the investment focus on AI models, infrastructure, and open-source solutions. The conversation also touches on the experimentation within AI, predicting that traditional business strategies will still be relevant. Founders are emerging from AI research and domain expertise, leveraging AI to solve industry-specific problems.

What is the current necessity for companies in relation to AI, as compared to past technological strategies?

• To have a cloud strategy

• To have an AI strategy

• To have a social media strategy

• To have a mobile-first strategy

What is one of the key debates in building a competitive advantage around AI models?

• The speed of AI deployment

• The cost of AI development

• Building moats around AI models

• The ethical implications of AI

What is the speaker's view on the current state of AI investments?

• They are mostly misguided

• They are perfectly allocated

• They are part of a learning process

• They are too conservative

According to the speaker, what traditional business strategies will continue to be important in the AI era?

• Old modes of route, network effects, and brand marketing

• Traditional marketing techniques

• Cost-cutting measures

• Focus on physical retail presence

Where are many of the current AI founders emerging from?

• Government agencies

• Non-profit organizations

• AI research and domain expertise

• Traditional business schools