In this episode of the a16z AI podcast, Instabase founder and CEO Anant Bhardwaj discusses with a16z Infra partner Guido Appenzeller the challenges and advancements in managing unstructured data. Anant shares Instabase's journey, from his early research at MIT to leveraging large language models for automating unstructured data management. He explains how Instabase helps enterprises like banks and intelligence agencies make reliable decisions using unstructured data through a combination of AI and human oversight, emphasizing the importance of predictability and auditability. The conversation also explores the potential of AI agents in automating workflows, the shift in enterprise attitudes towards AI adoption, and exciting use cases like AI-driven lending via WhatsApp, highlighting the transformative impact of AI on customer experience and business processes.
