How Top Investors Separate A.I. Hype From Reality - TOPBOTS

David Cheng of DCM Ventures said: "At this point in the industry's lifecycle, there are a limited number of AI experts available who have the requisite experience from large companies or top universities to build truly innovative solutions." If you wind the clock back 8 years, those folks you are now describing as a "limited number of AI experts" were sitting out in the cold, unable to get any return phone calls from even their fellow AI researchers, let alone from investors. Then, out of the blue, they became recognized. So what do you think is happening out in the cold, where your headlights are not pointing, today? Did all of the smart people come in from the cold, 8 years ago?