One of my students asked me:
“Which is the best area/s for Gen AI start-ups?”
This is not an easy question – mainly due to the dynamic nature of AI, but here are two reference points.
The first is a Generative AI Tools Landscape from DataCamp. This gives both the categories and the subcategories for focus areas in Gen AI. One could argue that is is a list of Gen AI tools (and hence not applications) – but still its a good list
The second reference point is CB insights below which shows that a majority of the investment is going to AI assistants – as an application category – which I would also broadly agree.
In any case, this is a rapidly moving space – so we need to watch this space!
Text Applications
Search
- Search: Internet
- Search: Enterprise, Sales, Marketing & Accounting
- Search: Jobs
- Search: Books, Images, Podcasts, Videos, & TV
- Search: Research
- Search: Programming/Software Development
Chat
- Sales & Marketing Copy Generation
- Email Generation
- Other Copy Generation
- Note-Taking & Document Summarization
- Writing Assistance & Translation
Image Applications
2D Image Generation
- Web Design, Color Palette Generation
- Image Editing, Enhancement & Style Transfer
- Ad Generation
- Presentations/Slide Generation
- 3D Image Generation
Digital People Generation
Video Applications
- Video Generation From Text
- Video Editing
- Video Personalization & Derivative Content Generation
- Audio Applications
Music Generation
Text to Speech
Speech to Text (Transcription)
- Transcription: General
- Transcription: Note Taking
- Transcription: Subtitle Generation
- Transcription: Podcasts
- Transcription: APIs
- Transcription: Other
Dubbing
- Music Editing & Processing
- Speech Editing & Processing
Coding Applications
- Website Generation from Text
- Website Generation from Figma Designs
- Website Personalization & Optimization
- Code Generation/Completion
Code Analysis & DevOps Intelligence
Documentation Generation
Data Applications
- Automated Analysis & Insights
- Machine Learning & DataOps
- Synthetic Training Data Generation
Bots
- Chatbots
- Personal Assistants & AI Agents
Other Applications
- Gaming
- Drug Development
- Language Learning
- Miscellaneous
Source/References
https://www.datacamp.com/cheat-sheet/the-generative-ai-tools-landscape
https://www.cbinsights.com/research/generative-ai-funding-top-startups-investors/
