EP 287 – Tim Warren – Co-Founder and CEO of Ambit – A Pragmatically Optimistic Conversation About Artificial Intelligence and LLMs

by Michael Waitze | Jul 26, 2023

The Asia Tech Podcast was joined by Tim Warren, a co-Founder and CEO of Ambit, a platform for customer service at scale through automated conversations. Tim expressed optimism about the future of AI and emphasized the importance of addressing issues such as bias and privacy regulations.

Some of the topics that Tim from Ambit covered:

The development and adoption of large language models (LLMs)
The role of GPUs and the potential for specialized hardware for AI
AI and wearables
The potential benefits of AI in increasing productivity rather than replacing jobs
The challenges and implications of bias in AI and the need for regulation and privacy protection
This thoughtful article Tim wrote about organizational readiness for AI

Some other titles we considered for this episode, but ultimately rejected:

We’re Stronger When We Do It Together
Imagine When AI Meets Wearables
Everything is Derivative
AI Is a Cultural Mirror
Simple Questions for People are Complicated Questions for Machines
I Do Think It’s a Hybrid Experience

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