Future AI winners will command hardware, training data power – Top1000funds.com

Neil Thompson. Photo: Jack Smith

 The current versions of AI are helpful at the “partial automation” of certain tasks, but for them to complete the last mile of training to reach the “full automation” tip of the spectrum, companies and investors should brace for a dramatic escalation of costs.  

If investors want to put their capital to work most effectively, there are some ways to spot an AI winner, according to Neil Thompson, who is an Innovation Scholar at MIT’s Computer…