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I have a background in technology and business forecasting (formerly trained at a large industry analyst firm, and I co-founded a boutique industry analyst firm in silicon valley) and use these skills to think about how business models will change with the introduction of new … Continue readingWill AI Agents Kill Advertisements? Yes, Yes, No, and Yes
AI agents will start by aiding us like colleagues; wild thought: they may become our customers & competitors. What are AI agents? They are autonomous applications designed to complete tasks and solve problems on the web and apps, acting on behalf of users with minimal intervention. … Continue readingFuture Relationships: AI Agents and Companies
Another blow out event. Llama Lounge 13 brought together the best of AI innovation, hosted at Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE). Photos from Erick Davidson, hire him for your events. Video Featuring ten startups on the demo floor. Ten AI Startups Featured on The Demo … Continue readingLlama Lounge 13: Hosted at Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE)
Here’s what I think will happen, the fifth requires an open mindset. I’ve interviewed over 30 AI founders and VCs who are investing in this market, attend events, host Llama Lounge events for the AI builders, and continue to research this market. I see significant … Continue readingFive AI Agent Predictions
The hottest growing space in the AI industry is the AI agent space. Agents are autonomous entities that will complete tasks while humans are sleeping. You may have one agent working for you, or someday, a thousand swarm agents. The implications are significant. If agents … Continue readingPlot Your Path: The 2024 AI Agent Ecosystem Map
What you should do when AI agents visit websites instead of humans. Above: I’m speaking on this topic at a conference near you (TED AI, Techcrunch Disrupt, AI Infra and more), photo from Digitalk, Sophia Bulgaria 2024. In the next 24 months, AI agents (autonomous … Continue readingDo Websites Even Matter in the Age of AI Agents?
Photo by Joshua Alphonse Since I started hosting Llama Lounge 1, I’ve seen first-hand the growing maturity of the AI startups over last 18 months at the event series I host. They are able to launch more mature products, tapping into existing data sets, APIs … Continue readingLlama Lounge 12: hosted at CANOPY
Above: Llama Lounge 11 hosted at AWS, photo by ErickD The Herd Assembled: 400 AI founders and 100 VCs at Amazon Web ServicesThe success formula for Llama Lounge is approximately 400 AI founders, 100 AI VCs, 10 AI startups given demo slots, and a gracious … Continue readingLlama Lounge 11 at AWS: AI Founders and AI Investors
I have a vision on how AI changes the internet. AI brings info to humans; no need to surf the web, it will happen in six phases: … Continue readingMy Vision: How AI Changes the Internet in 6 Phases
There are so many terms being thrown around, I decided to create this table; however, I collaborated with Copilot GPT-4o. We created over a dozen iterations. I provided specific requirements, changes, edits, formatting needs, and more. The one distinction people need to understand is that … Continue readingGuide: Know your AI entities
