It’s a bit crazy to think that even a year ago, the term ‘generative AI’ was not exactly on everyone’s lips. ChatGPT, and to a large extent LLMs, burst into the scene only in November 2022 (after many years of…
Gaming investments were down 81% in H1 of 2023 compared to the equivalent period last year, according to the latest report by Investgame. It’s not that consumers are spending less time playing games, but rather investors are being more selective…
Consumers rushed to try new Generative AI tools, but their interest is waning. The next phase of growth for Generative AI will come from enterprise adoption. OpenAI, Google and startups prepare for a lucrative fight
Generative AI has officially reached peak hype, but it doesn't mean that its potential is not real
While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Whether it’s gaming, commerce/ DTC or creator economy,…
Can Israeli startups join the crop of leading companies in the Generative AI space, or are they too late to the game?
I recently saw an interesting stat. Crypto fundraising was down 78% in the first half of 2023. If you recall the crypto craze of 2021 with Superbowl ads, celebrity endorsements and 7 figure NFT purchases, the fall in hype resulted…
I spent a chunk of my career as a product manager in search (Shopping.com, GLG, Ask.com, AOL and Google) so I find this particularly interesting. Until now, to succeed in search companies needed two things: 1) an index of the…
What drives Sam Altman is OpenAI's ability to create AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). He believes it's possible and that it's not that far. It won't look like ChatGPT, but the path to AGI passes through LLMs
There’s an interesting thing happening in the generative AI world. More and more, established companies are leaning into generative AI by either adding generative AI features to their existing suite of tools or partnering with AI companies (mostly OpenAI or…
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