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Yeah, that's fair. I could have been more precise about what an advantage research talent can be. As an example, the startup-employed AI researchers I know had
by claytonjy 3y ago
Yeah, that's fair. I could have been more precise about what an advantage research talent can be.
As an example, the startup-employed AI researchers I know had already PEFT'd llama2 within a day or two of the weights being out, determined that wasn't good enough for their needs, and began a deeper fine tuning effort. That's not something I can do, nor can most people, and it's a serious competitive advantage for those who can. It's a rather different interpretation of "can adequately fine-tune" than "can follow a tutorial".
When I think "AI startup", I think of the places where these people work. I don't think there's many of those people, and I think their presence is a big competitive advantage for their employers.
- bugglebeetle 3y agoUnderstood. Apologies, I wasn’t trying to be combative. I agree that what you describe requires a special emphasis on AI stuff or at least a part of the org that has a research focus. I work on an R&D team at a legacy org and we do the latter.