Masterminds of Generative AI: Vaswani and Altman

Generative AI (GenAI) is the newest dimension of AI to catch the publics’ attention. Some observers think this may be an inflection point on the road to general artificial intelligence. It’s too soon to make judgments such as that, but it’s not too soon to begin looking at the people who are developing it, not too soon to be seeking a basic understanding of the technology itself. This article will undertake a layman’s look at how the technology works. Then it will highlight a technical leader and a business leader in these early days of GenAI.