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Re:Growing up with AI by stochastic_monk on Monday May 21, 2018 @12:41PM (#17119696)
As far as fundamental research goes, they are both currently doing a lot of the very best machine learning research.

What they are as companies is an entirely different matter, in which case I would not doubt your comparison.

Take, for example, the decreasing quality in user experience in map apps over the last few years. Mining our data is apparently much more valuable than doing a simple job better.

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Re:Growing up with AI by nsuser3 on Monday May 21, 2018 @01:01PM (#17119871)
Openstreetmap can be very good when used with the right app. On Android I like OsmAnd, it has the best available UI imo.
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Re:Growing up with AI by baxtr on Monday May 21, 2018 @12:44PM (#17119720)
Apple maps got way better! Granted, coming from a difficult starting point...
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Re:Growing up with AI by stochastic_monk on Monday May 21, 2018 @01:39PM (#17120180)
It strikes me as not a coincidence that they are also the company in the big few which most highly values its users' privacy. Still not great, but it's something.
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