AI development seems like it’s moving at the speed of sound. If 2023 was about co-pilots, this year is shaping up to be about agents that work with humans to improve business performance. At the same time, AI chip giants Nvidia and AMD are racing to keep up with demand for their new chips. Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi sits down for an extensive chat with You.com founder Richard Socher. Socher has pretty much seen and done it all in terms of AI development. He was chief scientist at Salesforce helping to develop many of the company’s advancements in AI. At You.com, he is using AI to better drive the company’s search engine business and take the fight to Google. You.com recently raised $50 million from the likes of Nvidia and Salesforce Ventures, valuing the business close to $1 billion. What’s next in AI? Socher is the guy to pontificate on it. Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. 00:00-Richard Socher joins Opening Bid 01:00-Talking AI agents 12:00-Competitive Google battles 16:00-AI represents a shift in humanity 21:00-Nvidia is second largest investor in You.com Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky. Richard Socher is the CEO and founder of You.com, the first chat-search assistant. He also invests in and mentors other startups at AIX Ventures where he's a founder and managing partner.
AI development seems like it’s moving at the speed of sound. If 2023 was about co-pilots, this year is shaping up to be about agents that work with humans to improve business performance. At the same time, AI chip giants Nvidia and AMD are racing to keep up with demand for their new chips. Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi sits down for an extensive chat with You.com founder Richard Socher. Socher has pretty much seen and done it all in terms of AI development. He was chief scientist at Salesforce helping to develop many of the company’s advancements in AI. At You.com, he is using AI to better drive the company’s search engine business and take the fight to Google. You.com recently raised $50 million from the likes of Nvidia and Salesforce Ventures, valuing the business close to $1 billion. What’s next in AI? Socher is the guy to pontificate on it.
Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens.
Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/.
Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.
00:00-Richard Socher joins Opening Bid
01:00-Talking AI agents
12:00-Competitive Google battles
16:00-AI represents a shift in humanity
21:00-Nvidia is second largest investor in You.com
Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky.
Richard Socher is the CEO and founder of You.com, the first chat-search assistant. He also invests in and mentors other startups at AIX Ventures where he's a founder and managing partner.