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October 12, 2023

‘France is a bit overhyped’ — Nathan Benaich on the state of AI in 2023

The annual report from Air Street Capital charts the rise of generative models and the entry of big tech into AI


Tim Smith

4 min read

2023 is the year that AI went mainstream, stealing the hearts of big tech companies and propelling chipmaker NVIDIA to a trillion-dollar market capitalisation. 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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