Mark Cuban's "AI is book smart, not street smart" dubbed the best pitch for RL environment startups
joecole · x · 2026-10-16
Mark Cuban posted that "AI is book smart. Not street smart."
An investor quipped that this unintentionally serves as the best fundraising pitch for every RL environment and proprietary data startup — general models' lack of real-world experience is exactly what makes those companies' data and environments valuable.
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