RAG Brag with Shortwave CEO Andrew Lee

RAG Brag is a new livestream event series where AI founders and innovators share their experiences, with the inaugural session featuring Andrew Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Shortwave, an AI-enhanced email app. Shortwave integrates AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs) and AI-powered features like AI Autocomplete, to boost productivity. Andrew discussed the strategic decision to focus on AI, highlighting challenges such as building reliable systems from inherently unreliable AI tools and managing high operational costs. He emphasized the importance of investing in top-tier AI solutions to enhance user experience, despite current high costs, with the expectation that these costs will decline over time. Andrew advised those starting their AI journey to thoroughly evaluate AI's transformative potential and to initially use the best available tools to prove viability before optimizing for cost and scalability. The RAG Brag series will continue to feature discussions with AI leaders, offering insights into the rapidly evolving AI landscape.