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GPT wrapper startups are risky

Success requires adding proprietary data layers, unique applications, or fine-tuning for niche markets

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Dave Friedman
Nov 14, 2024
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Startups that build products on top of large language models are derisively referred to as GPT wrappers. The claim is that the startup merely wraps a product around the underlying large language model. It serves as an intermediary between the language model and end users. Another way to think of this is that the startup is repacking the large language m…

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