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⚡ AI cost-performance is shifting fast:
– Inference costs dropped 99.7% over 2 years
– Training costs now exceed $100M per frontier model
– Open-source models are rapidly closing the performance gap
Source: May 2025 BOND: Trends–AI
– Inference costs dropped 99.7% over 2 years
– Training costs now exceed $100M per frontier model
– Open-source models are rapidly closing the performance gap
Source: May 2025 BOND: Trends–AI
July 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
⚡ AI cost-performance is shifting fast:
– Inference costs dropped 99.7% over 2 years
– Training costs now exceed $100M per frontier model
– Open-source models are rapidly closing the performance gap
Source: May 2025 BOND: Trends–AI
– Inference costs dropped 99.7% over 2 years
– Training costs now exceed $100M per frontier model
– Open-source models are rapidly closing the performance gap
Source: May 2025 BOND: Trends–AI
🌐 Real-World AI
Waymo captured 27% of San Francisco’s rideshare market in 20 months.
Tesla’s self-driving miles increased 100x over 33 months.
AI is operating at scale across transportation, agriculture, defense, mining, and robotics.
Expansion is underway across physical industries.
Waymo captured 27% of San Francisco’s rideshare market in 20 months.
Tesla’s self-driving miles increased 100x over 33 months.
AI is operating at scale across transportation, agriculture, defense, mining, and robotics.
Expansion is underway across physical industries.
July 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
🌐 Real-World AI
Waymo captured 27% of San Francisco’s rideshare market in 20 months.
Tesla’s self-driving miles increased 100x over 33 months.
AI is operating at scale across transportation, agriculture, defense, mining, and robotics.
Expansion is underway across physical industries.
Waymo captured 27% of San Francisco’s rideshare market in 20 months.
Tesla’s self-driving miles increased 100x over 33 months.
AI is operating at scale across transportation, agriculture, defense, mining, and robotics.
Expansion is underway across physical industries.
📊 AI is turning into real revenue.
Enterprise adoption and monetization are expanding across the stack. The shift is active and accelerating.
Source: May 2025 BOND Trends – Artificial Intelligence
Enterprise adoption and monetization are expanding across the stack. The shift is active and accelerating.
Source: May 2025 BOND Trends – Artificial Intelligence
July 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
📊 AI is turning into real revenue.
Enterprise adoption and monetization are expanding across the stack. The shift is active and accelerating.
Source: May 2025 BOND Trends – Artificial Intelligence
Enterprise adoption and monetization are expanding across the stack. The shift is active and accelerating.
Source: May 2025 BOND Trends – Artificial Intelligence
🚀 AI adoption is rewriting history
June 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
🚀 AI adoption is rewriting history
Evolution of Cybersecurity Threat Management: Rapidly evolving cyber threats necessitate advanced, AI-supported defense mechanisms. Which new methodologies are effectively addressing emerging vulnerabilities?
April 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Evolution of Cybersecurity Threat Management: Rapidly evolving cyber threats necessitate advanced, AI-supported defense mechanisms. Which new methodologies are effectively addressing emerging vulnerabilities?
Before “software engineer” was a title, six women programmed the first general-purpose computer—ENIAC—without code, manuals, or precedent. Their legacy shaped modern computing and reminds us that the story of technology begins with human ingenuity.
March 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Before “software engineer” was a title, six women programmed the first general-purpose computer—ENIAC—without code, manuals, or precedent. Their legacy shaped modern computing and reminds us that the story of technology begins with human ingenuity.
Women's History Month: Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, imagined machines doing more than math—she foresaw music, language, and creativity. Her 1843 notes on the Analytical Engine still inspire how we think about technology and innovation today.
March 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Women's History Month: Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, imagined machines doing more than math—she foresaw music, language, and creativity. Her 1843 notes on the Analytical Engine still inspire how we think about technology and innovation today.
Cyberculture—Thought leadership by the Apprentis Ventures Team. www.linkedin.com/posts/appren...
March 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Cyberculture—Thought leadership by the Apprentis Ventures Team. www.linkedin.com/posts/appren...
In this episode of Apprentis Insights, Holly Neiweem of Apprentis Ventures, discusses common startup funding instruments at the early stages of VC investment. Holly shares how pre-seed and seed stage founders and investors should keep term sheets simple for a clear-cut and faster close.
March 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In this episode of Apprentis Insights, Holly Neiweem of Apprentis Ventures, discusses common startup funding instruments at the early stages of VC investment. Holly shares how pre-seed and seed stage founders and investors should keep term sheets simple for a clear-cut and faster close.
Are you a startup founder navigating venture capital investment terms?
Apprentis Insights, with Holly Neiweem, Founder & Managing Partner of Apprentis Ventures, breaks down how VCs structure early-stage investments.
Apprentis Insights, with Holly Neiweem, Founder & Managing Partner of Apprentis Ventures, breaks down how VCs structure early-stage investments.
February 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Are you a startup founder navigating venture capital investment terms?
Apprentis Insights, with Holly Neiweem, Founder & Managing Partner of Apprentis Ventures, breaks down how VCs structure early-stage investments.
Apprentis Insights, with Holly Neiweem, Founder & Managing Partner of Apprentis Ventures, breaks down how VCs structure early-stage investments.