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Partner, Sequoia Capital · Sep 20, 2023 3 years ago · Essay, Generative AI's Act Two
In generative AI, we have reached a modern marvel, our generation’s space race.
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More from Sonya Huang
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- Sonya Huang, Partner, Sequoia Capital
- Where
- Generative AI's Act Two
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- Platform shift
- Company
Sequoia Capital
- Source
- sequoiacap.com/article/generative-ai-act-two/
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