Artificial Intelligence Models For Sale, Another Step In The Spread Of AI Accessibility

A regular message in this column is that artificial intelligence (AI) won't spread widely until it's easier to use than the requirement to have programmers who can work at the model level. That challenge won't be solved instantly, and it's slowly changing. While technical knowledge is still too often required, there are ways in which development time can be shortened. One way that's been happening has been is the increased availability of pre-built models. A few years back, a tech CEO loved to talk about the "Cambrian Explosion" of deep learning models, as if a lot of models meant real progress in the business world.