Why is AI so difficult to understand, and what do you actually need to know about it?
10.09.2024 – Articles
We sat down with Frederik Muelke, head of alternative assets at Robin AI, for a grounding discussion on how much private equity practitioners actually need to wrap their heads around AI.
The Line: AI adoption is increasingly being likened to the early days of the internet. How well does that work as an analogy; as in will it be something we understand easily how to use?
Frederik Muelke: With the internet, yes, you say it’s something we understand easily now. When tech moves so fast, we often start a bit confused and then we get it.
With AI, just like with the internet, not all people have to understand it at the granular infrastructure level.
When we use an ecommerce platform, we don’t understand the intricacies and infrastructure of the payment systems for the product to arrive at our door.