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Benedict Evans, long-time technology analyst and occasional VC at firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, is well known for his analysis of mobile, media and technology trends. He writes a popular weekly newsletter on the most important happenings in tech and he is also famous for his annual presentations that analyze macro and strategic trends in the tech industry.

He’s a voice of reason trying to sort out the technology issues of the day. In this episode of The Robot Brains, he sits down with Pieter to discuss his opinion on the label of "AI", areas of business that ML is adding real value, and his predictions for the future.

What's in this episode:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:38 - The great unbundling
00:12:57 - How does AI play a role in this movement?
00:16:40 - The stage of AI becoming a product or a company
00:17:40 - Benedict’s time at Andreessen Horowitz
00:21:22 - Can scaling up current technologies lead to AGI?
00:31:25 - The vertical view of AI, logistics and e-commerce
00:36:40 - How important is efficiency for logistics?
00:40:04 - China's role as an AI powerhouse
00:46:46 - Government regulation of tech
00:51:50 - Benedict's view on AVs and transportation tech

Links:
Benedict's Twitter:   / benedictevans  
Benedict's newsletter: https://www.ben-evans.com/newsletter
Benedict's annual reports: https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations

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Host: Pieter Abbeel Executive Producers: Alice Patel & Henry Tobias Jones Audio Production: Kieron Matthew Banerji. Video Production: Bo Obradovic.