(2020-07-31) Cheng Starting A Business Around Gpt3 Is A Bad Idea

Allen Cheng: Starting a Business Around GPT-3 is a Bad Idea. A good technology doesn’t necessarily make for a good business. The fact that GPT-3 works so well out of the box should be terrifying to founders

in Clayton Christensen’s framework, GPT-3 looks more like a sustaining innovation than a disruptive innovation. This will strengthen existing winners more than it creates openings for new startups.

the barriers to entry are mercilessly low. Dozens of competitors for your idea will spring up literally overnight

If 100 companies build an AI therapy bot (CoachBot) with GPT-3, how different will their user experiences be?