🌐 AI Technology Landscape
Clear breakdown for developers, organizational leaders, and end users.
Includes all key categories, with precise tools and examples.
Developers & Engineers
For those building, training, deploying, or optimizing AI systems.
1
Foundation Models & APIs
OpenAI
GPT-4, GPT-4o
Anthropic
Claude v3
Google DeepMind
Gemini
Meta
LLaMA (e.g., LLaMA 3)
Mistral
Mixtral, Codestral
Cohere
Command R+, embedding models
xAI
Grok
TII
Falcon series
2
Fine-Tuning, Evaluation & Agents
Training Frameworks:
PyTorch
TensorFlow
JAX
Hugging Face
Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning:
LoRA
QLoRA
PEFT
Evaluation:
OpenCompass
HELM
Agent Orchestration:
LangChain
AutoGen
CrewAI
3
Embeddings & Vector Databases
Embedding Generators:
OpenAI
Cohere
BGE
Vector Databases:
Pinecone
Qdrant
Weaviate
Milvus
4
Inference & Model Hosting
Ultra-Low Latency:
GROQCloud (GROQ LPU)
CoreWeave
Lambda Labs
Hosting Services:
Replicate
Modal
Baseten
Cloud Providers:
AWS SageMaker Model Hosting
Google Vertex AI Prediction
Azure OpenAI & Azure AI Studio
5
Compute Infrastructure & Accelerators
Hardware:
NVIDIA A100/H100
Google TPU
AWS Inferentia
GROQ LPU
Cloud Compute:
Lambda Labs
CoreWeave
RunPod
Paperspace
6
Data Labeling, Pipelines & Synthetic Data
Labeling & Curation:
Labelbox
Snorkel
Scale AI
Synthetic Generation:
Mostly AI
Gretel AI
Workflow Orchestration:
Apache Airflow
Dagster
Prefect
7
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) & Memory
RAG Frameworks:
LangChain RAG
LlamaIndex
Haystack
Memory Systems:
MemGPT
LangGraph
Document Loaders:
Unstructured.io
LangChain Loaders
8
Model Compression & Runtime Optimization
Quantization:
GGUF
GPTQ
AWQ
Distillation:
TinyLLaMA
DistilBERT
Runtimes:
ONNX Runtime
NVIDIA TensorRT
Leaders, Product Owners & Enterprise Teams
For implementing AI at scale, managing risk, and enabling teams.
9
Enterprise AI Platforms & No-Code Builders
Cloud AI Platforms:
AWS SageMaker Studio
Google Vertex AI
Azure AI Studio
IBM watsonx.ai
Salesforce Einstein GPT
No-Code AI Builders:
Peltarion
Akkio
Obviously AI
Conversational AI Builders:
Botpress
OpenAI Custom GPTs
Rasa Pro
Voiceflow (for voice agents)
10
Governance, Observability & AI Ethics
Explainability & Bias:
SHAP
LIME
Fairlearn
Governance & Policy:
Credo AI
Aporia
Holistic AI
Monitoring & Drift Detection:
Arize AI
TruEra
WhyLabs
11
AI-Powered Analytics, Business Apps & Automation
Analytics & BI Tools:
Power BI Copilot
Tableau GPT
ThoughtSpot Sage
Knowledge & Workflow Assistants:
Glean
Guru
Slite AI
Process Automation:
Zapier AI
Asana AI
Microsoft Power Platform
Specialized Customer Support Tools:
Intercom Fin AI
Vapi AI
Forethought
Parrot AI
Creators, Designers & General Users
Tools to unlock personal and creative productivity with AI
12
AI Chat Assistants & Personal Copilots
ChatGPT
Conversations, coding, writing, analysis
Claude
Long-context safe assistant with memory
Gemini
Multimodal Google-integrated chatbot
Perplexity AI
Research-focused chatbot with citations
Pi (Inflection)
Empathetic AI conversation partner
13
Creative Media & Content Generation
Writing & Content:
Jasper AI
Copy.ai
Grammarly
Sudowrite
Image Generation:
Midjourney
DALL·E 3
Leonardo AI
Video & Animation:
Runway ML
Sora (OpenAI)
Pika Labs
Voice & Audio:
ElevenLabs
Descript
Resemble AI
14
Design Automation & Analytics
Design Collaboration:
Figma AI
Uizard
Automated Design Tools:
Galileo AI
Khroma
Visily
Creative Analytics:
Canva Magic Insights
VWO SmartStats
15
Knowledge Tools & Dev Copilots
Personal Knowledge Tools:
Notion AI
MemGPT
Personal.ai
Enterprise Search:
Glean
Humata
Neeva AI
Developer Copilots:
GitHub Copilot
Replit Ghostwriter
Cursor
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