What to know

• Business leaders at Dreamforce reported satisfaction with older AI models, challenging the narrative that constant model advancement is necessary.
• The sentiment highlights a disconnect between AI safety discussions focused on frontier models and practical business deployment, where marginal improvements may not justify costs.
• The finding suggests demand for the latest AI generation may not be as urgent as some in the research community assume.

“At Salesforce's annual mega-conference in San Francisco, attendees said they get enough value from older AI models.”

CNBC · CNBC ↗ · Sep 17

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