@AnjneyMidha: true in-context learning, both in AI and in life, remains the single most valuable capability of a system/person when I…
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Anjney Midha reflects on the value of in-context learning in AI and life, recalling his investment in Anthropic's 2021 seed round as an intuitive but often misunderstood concept.
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true in-context learning, both in AI and in life, remains the single most valuable capability of a system/person
when I invested in Anthropic’s 2021 seed round, i remember thinking it was so intuitive and yet most investors just didn’t get it
tbh, many still don’t
cc @VCBrags
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