Generative agents are the next frontier for AI. But what are the most promising applications for this technology? In my conversation with Joon Sung Park, co-author of the landmark paper, “Generative Agents: Interactive Simulacra of Human Behavior,” he shared his perspective. He makes a case for founders to focus on soft-edged problems rather than hard-edged ones. "Soft-edged problems are where we can increasingly hill-climb toward being better. At a certain level, the technology starts to actually become useful."
We were just discussing a hard-edge use case at McDonalds: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcdonald-just-fired-drive-thru-153907980.html
Soft edges, similar to edges in graph structures, and edges in distributed compute. An analogy that can be applied to any situational.
Cihan Geyik
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💯 I agree! That's why we are creating GenAI Apps Space at Empler AI. GenAI Apps that work with Generative Agents! Ready-to-use GenAI Apps are an easy way to make the most effective use of Generative AI. They help accelerate AI Adaptation and increase productivity.
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1moIf you want to learn more about Joon's take on the future of generative agents, check out our full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVb366mGtXo