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a16z Cast

03/26/25

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Midjourney and Character AI were released before ChatGPT, creating early niche communities of adopters that contributed to the rise of AI awareness leading up to ChatGPT's popularity.

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The Top 100 GenAI Products, Ranked and Explained

03/26/25

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Paul Buchheit

08/10/24

@ Y Combinator

The launch of ChatGPT has significantly raised public awareness about AI, making it accessible beyond just large corporations.

James Groeneveld

12/18/24

@ LangChain

We launched Character.AI about a month before ChatGPT came out in October 2022, and we scaled from 300 generations per second to over 30,000 in about 18 months.

Christopher O'Donnell

04/01/25

@ Sequoia Capital

I started Day.ai shortly after the ChatGPT moment because it felt like the right time to capture the imagination and build something impactful.

Mira Murati

09/25/23

@ a16z

The development of ChatGPT was rooted in a long-term vision of creating safe AI systems that align with human values, utilizing reinforcement learning with human feedback.

Mira Murati

09/25/23

@ a16z

The project that led to ChatGPT began as Web GPT, which utilized retrieval to provide information and cite sources, ultimately evolving into ChatGPT due to its unique dialogue capabilities.

Y Combinator Cast

12/14/24

@ Y Combinator

The consensus two years ago was that the launch of ChatGPT would benefit OpenAI exclusively, but many successful AI applications have emerged from startups instead.

Sam Altman

05/12/25

@ Sequoia Capital

Even though many struggled to build businesses with the GPT-3 API, people loved interacting with it, which led us to develop ChatGPT.

Sam Altman

04/06/25

@ Varun Mayya

In India, the adoption of AI tools like ChatGPT has permeated society, with users finding innovative applications across various sectors.

Y Combinator Cast

03/15/24

@ Y Combinator

The launch of ChatGPT marked a significant reset for AI, bringing many back to San Francisco and highlighting the city's role as a hub for innovation.