Avoiding Death on the Yellow Brick Road: Why The App Layer Isn't Dead The Yellow Brick Road is our ...
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a16z认为应用层在AI发展中仍有价值，因为其能够提高输出的可信度和合规性。
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- 应用层通过提供可信性和合规性，弥补了基础模型能力的不足。
- 复杂行业问题需要特定行业的解决方案，而不仅仅是通用工具。
- a16z建议关注应用层的发展，以应对AI的复杂挑战。
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a16z介绍Yellow Brick Road的概念，表示实验室在投入大量资源解决问题。
实验室最适合解决代码生成、写作和图像创建等问题，因为这些问题随着模型能力的提升而改善。
其他领域的问题更复杂，需要特定行业的解决方案，而不仅仅是通用工具。
应用层的价值在于提供可信性和合规性，使其在特定行业中更具操作性。
a16z建议关注应用层的发展，以应对AI的复杂挑战。
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The reason the labs are best-suited for problems like code generation, writing, or image-creation is because these problems improve with raw model capability.
Meanwhile, the rest of Oz is inhabited by more complex, often vertical problems, that aren’t as simple as giving a business user a horizontal tool with access to standard tools and computer use.
The value comes less from the underlying model’s raw capability (though that’s still important!) than from the scaffolding around it that makes the output trustworthy, compliant, and operational insid
The Yellow Brick Road is our shorthand for the path the labs are walking, where they’re committing extraordinary resources.
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Avoiding Death on the Yellow Brick Road: Why The App Layer Isn't Dead The Yellow Brick Road is our shorthand for the path the labs are walking, where they’re committing extraordinary resources. The reason the labs are best-suited for problems like code generation, writing, or image-creation is because these problems improve with raw model capability: every dollar spent on pre-training and post-training improves product quality. Meanwhile, the rest of Oz is inhabited by more complex, often vertical problems, that aren’t as simple as giving a business user a horizontal tool with access to standard tools and computer use. The value comes less from the underlying model’s raw capability (though that’s still important!) than from the scaffolding around it that makes the output trustworthy, compliant, and operational inside a specific industry. Full piece by
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