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Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by gnicholas on Monday April 23, 2018 @01:32AM (#16900739)
You make a good point about a VC's responsibility to stick to the plan they sold their LPs on. This could explain a lot of group-think and myopia in the industry.

But in this particular case, it was a corporate VC, investing their own money.

Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by y_molodtsov on Friday April 27, 2018 @03:29AM (#16939047)
That's even worse for you case, I suppose. In case of a usual VC funds it's about the returns, but corporate VCs also look for some potential synergy. They probably were looking for some ML startups that they could utilize later.
Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by snaily on Monday April 23, 2018 @02:22AM (#16900946)
For corporate VCs, s/LPs/board/