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For the past 15 years, I've been passionate about building disruptive consumer-based products. I’ve lead teams that brought innovative products to market or simplified workflows in order to scale 1000x by: * Using emerging technologies in new ways * Inventing our own technologies that enable product experiences * Using old technologies in ways they were NOT designed Regardless of the path, I thrive on solving problems that push the boundaries of what's possible. Recently, I've been diving deep into AI. I built my own personalized sous chef AI assistant that only suggests recipes based on ingredients in my pantry (DM me if you want the best-of recipes), and an AI-powered subtitling and dubbing platform for video content. These solutions are in areas I know well (cooking, media), I’d like to explore applying AI solutions to other verticals and workflows for efficiency. So, I’m excited to offer my curiosity and expertise to harness the power of AI for your business. Together with my good friend Tom, a former Google Product Management Director, we’re offering a unique opportunity: a pro bono proof of concept to revolutionize your operations with AI. Imagine your own in-house AI tools tailored to your specific needs. You’ll cover the out-of-pocket costs like API fees, and in return, you’ll get: 🚀 One month of rapid iteration and hands-on planning and execution. 🚀 20 hours a week each from both of us, focused on accelerating your internal processes. 🚀 A seamless transition plan to ensure your team can take over the tool’s ownership. I’m interested to see how we can apply AI to solve your business goals. Let’s build something together. https://lnkd.in/guqDzEDb

Hi LinkedIn Fam, Last week, my friend Rob Post and I had an exciting conversation over some delicious Korean BBQ. We talked about how non-tech companies could become the biggest winners in AI by leveraging foundational APIs from giants like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. By using these powerful tools for internal products, companies can gain instant value without long-term, per-seat SaaS commitments. Are you part of a non-tech company that spends heavily on SaaS products? Or maybe you’re looking to reduce that dependency? Imagine what you could achieve with custom, owned-and-operated tools powered by leading AI APIs. 🌟 Here’s the exciting part: Rob and I are offering to build a quick and dirty proof of concept for your company – pro bono! You’ll only cover out-of-pocket costs like API fees. In return, you’ll get one month of rapid iteration and hands-on planning and execution from a former VP of Engineering at Hulu and former Google Product Management Director. That’s about 20 hours a week each for a month, dedicated to accelerating your internal processes using AI. Plus, we’ll ensure your team is equipped to take over the tool’s ownership seamlessly. We can only take on one company for this pro bono offer. If you’re interested in exploring this opportunity, let’s chat! Drop me an email at tom@paloaltofoundry.com. Don’t miss out on this chance to harness the power of AI and revolutionize your company’s operations. Tom & Rob #AI #NonTech #Innovation #ProBono #OpenAI #GoogleAI #Anthropic #DigitalTransformation

Sam Altman likely makes a move to Microsoft. So what does this mean for you? Unless you've been on a social media cleanse last weekend 😂 you'd know that the AI community was rocked by a seismic shock that is likely to have a huge impact on the way we use AI for business going forward. ❓ What happened Sam Altman was Fired as CEO of Open AI. Greg Brockman (co-founder left with him) . Since then OpenAI announced Emmett Shear as CEO. (the former CEO of Twitch) ❓ Why it happened Most likely, the firing was triggered by a potential rift between the research teams and the product teams (led by Sam). Directionally product wanted growth and monetisation while Research wanted to take a more measured and secure approach to rolling out GPTs inline with the original vision of OpenAI 🐫 The straw that likely broke the camels back The launch of the GPT app store which essentially allowed bot agents to create bot agents 😮 accelerating AI dev exponentially. 🙄 What this means for people looking to leverage open AI in the short term 1) ChatGPT Plus has stopped accepting new signups to slow the inflow of new startups looking to capitalise on the unchecked gold rush 2) OpenAI might move slower going forward. Fewer releases. more guardrails. 3) Microsoft benefits a lot short term but leveraging Altman in the right way will be key to longer term success. 4) Interoperability and ecosystem plays - The shift will most likely open up the conversation for interoperability between LLMs from meta, claude, huggingface, google etc. where startups can build model agnostic tooling into their strategy. 5) How you could build going forward - Essentially you would build your datasets, search queries, knowledge bases, image generation and custom functions separately and then use an LLM you like today, swapping it out tomorrow with minimum friction. This is going to get extremely interesting. What do you think and how has this impacted you short term if at all? #ai #openai #productmanagement #microsoft #productstrategy

You always make me ponder and wonder, as I read your weekly news & thoughts. 🤓 "Thank you", Bret Kinsella from Synthedia -What I am finding fascinating is that AI is so much more than just the tech! -It's about guts, and Microsoft AI latest moves prove, that they are not content to sit back and watch. -This is as binge-worthy as any Netflix series, I have tucked into 😵 😆 #GenAI #microsoftAI #AInews ##DisruptiveStrategies

Exclusive live, hands-on classes showcasing Google Cloud’s latest gen AI tools and solutions to help you accelerate your business’ growth Google Cloud has been at the forefront of AI innovation for over two decades, seamlessly integrating AI into its core operations. Our AI platform serves as a comprehensive hub, offering a vast repository of over 100 large language models (LLMs) and fostering an open ecosystem for AI advancement. Whatever your experience with gen AI, we’ve got you covered as this training series supports the development of developers, product managers, and CTOs at any level of AI knowledge. Together we’ll learn to leverage Generative AI on Vertex AI across a number of focus areas, including: Text: prompt design, conversational chat apps & custom API’s for LLM solutions Image: image generation & deploying apps combining language and images Speech: Text-to-speech and speech-to-text & deploying a conversational chat app  Code: Code generation and completion and to accelerate data analysis/data science and more. Register today here: https://lnkd.in/dZqxAb4A Do not miss the opportunity! #GenAI #ML #Google #startups

Google Launched Gemini: Here's What You Need to Know! Google has just unveiled Gemini, its groundbreaking AI model, with three sizes - Gemini Ultra, Pro, and Nano - designed to revolutionize the tech landscape. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬: Gemini Ultra, the largest in the lineup, has outperformed human experts in massive multitask language understanding (MMLU). Operating seamlessly across text, code, audio, image, and video, it marks a new era in AI capabilities. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬: Gemini Pro, accessible through the Gemini API, is a game-changer for developers and product managers. From advanced reasoning and planning to content creation and summarization, Gemini proves to be a versatile tool for enhancing productivity and decision-making. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Gemini's extensive testing ensures a reliable and secure AI experience, particularly crucial for those integrating it into their daily workflows. This commitment to safety underscores Demis Hassabis and Google DeepMind team's dedication to delivering top-notch technology. 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: Excitingly, Google plans to license Gemini to customers through Google Cloud. Starting December 13 2023, developers and enterprise customers can access Gemini Pro via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio or Google Cloud Vertex AI. This opens up a realm of possibilities for businesses looking to integrate Gemini's cutting-edge capabilities into their own applications. 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Beyond developers and enterprises, Gemini is set to power Google products like the Bard chatbot and Search Generative Experience, promising a broader impact on consumer-facing AI applications. 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: For software engineers, Gemini's capabilities in code generation present a significant advantage. It automates routine coding tasks, expediting development processes and reducing manual effort. Watch this insightful video to hear directly from experts at Google about the groundbreaking features and potential applications of Gemini. Lila Ibrahim Demis Hassabis Jeff Dean Oriol Vinyals Eli Collins Tulsee Doshi James Manyika #Google #googledeepmind #ProgressingTowardsProduct #ai #artificialintelligence #aicommunity #hiring #product #productmanagement

🚀 Kitrum is rolling out its monthly #TechNewsDigest Join us as we will discuss the latest AI drama at #OpenAI, resulting in shifts in leadership, and how #Microsoft reacted on this matter. We will also discuss Anthropic's #AI model outshining #GPT4Turbo, Dataminr's layoffs, and Google's innovations. Finally, we will discuss next year's biggest revolution - #Apple's #VisionPro, which predicts a new era in #spatialcomputing, promising an immersive experience beyond imagination. Read the full article for a detailed journey through the tech landscape: https://lnkd.in/dprgREgF

The recent advancements in AI technology have sparked a healthy competition between industry giants and startups. OpenAI's innovations are encouraging Google to sharpen its foundation model strategy, while Perplexity is inspiring Google to revamp its search strategy. Google's "AI Overview" could be the starting point for this transformation. With its own foundation models, robust infrastructure, research capabilities, search engine and computing power, Google is well-positioned to take its business model to new heights. The key takeaway? : Healthy Competition fuels innovation, driving progress and growth in the tech industry #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #Google #OpenAI #Perplexity

🌟 Breaking into the U.S. market, French AI startup Mistral is on a hiring spree to rival industry giants like OpenAI and Google. This expansion promises to shake up the AI landscape and offer businesses fresh, innovative solutions. #AI #StartupGrowth #Innovation #TechIndustry 📈 In the latest AI performance results from Lmsys, Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro/Advanced models have surged to second place, just behind GPT-4o, with Flash closely trailing. This competition highlights the rapid advancements and fierce rivalry in the AI field. #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #TechTrends 🤝 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has joined the Giving Pledge, committing to donate the majority of his wealth to philanthropic causes. Joining the ranks of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, Altman is set to make a significant impact on global challenges through his generosity. #Philanthropy #Leadership #TechForGood 📰 In an exclusive interview, Helen Toner reveals claims of Sam Altman’s deceit to the previous board and her subsequent ousting. This insider look uncovers the complex dynamics within the tech giant's leadership. #Leadership #CorporateGovernance #TechInsights #Exclusive 💡 Introducing Microsoft's new Copilot Telegram bot! This innovative tool allows users to search, chat, and ask questions directly within the Telegram app, enhancing user experience and productivity. #AI #Productivity #TechInnovation #DigitalTransformation 🔍 Opera has just integrated Google’s Gemini AI into its browser, bringing new image generation and text-to-audio capabilities to its Aria AI assistant. This move aims to revolutionize how users interact with their browsers, blending cutting-edge AI seamlessly into everyday tasks. #AI #TechInnovation #WebBrowsing #DigitalExperience