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The State of AI: Macro, Apps, and Consumer

aired Aug 26, 2026 · 37.0m
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Summary

For the last few years, the biggest question in AI was which model would win.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of sort, think, it's, including: The next phase may be less about the models and more about what gets built on top of them.

Key takeaways
  1. 01For the last few years, the biggest question in AI was which model would win
  2. 02The next phase may be less about the models and more about what gets built on top of them
  3. 03In this episode, Jen Kha sits down with Anish Acharya to unpack where AI goes next, from an increasingly competitive model landscape to the explosion of applications turning raw in
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