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Re:Why Nvidia Keeps Winning: The Rise of an AI Giant by brigadier132 on Thursday July 06, 2023 @10:39PM (#36626381)
> then its parallel GPU got "lucky", first the bitcoin mining, then the AI. it probably did not expect and plan for this, to some extent, it got super lucky.

I feel like saying they got "lucky" after trying and failing in multiple other endeavors requires a special definition of luck. If someone rolls a 6 sided die six times and they roll a six once did they get lucky?

Re:Why Nvidia Keeps Winning: The Rise of an AI Giant by hsbauauvhabzb on Thursday July 06, 2023 @10:48PM (#36626451)
Being good also has the facade of luck, every venture is a gamble none of which are guaranteed, but putting yourself in the most optimal positions (including diversifying) will result in some successes and some failures. You don’t end up with a $1t valuation based purely on luck.
Re:Why Nvidia Keeps Winning: The Rise of an AI Giant by nradov on Thursday July 06, 2023 @10:48PM (#36626459)
For corporations, just staying alive that long without a huge hit is very lucky. Look how many other chip companies failed or were acquired cheaply during that period.
Re:Why Nvidia Keeps Winning: The Rise of an AI Giant by Rapzid on Thursday July 06, 2023 @10:58PM (#36626523)
Well, you could roll the dice 1000 times and not get a 6.
Re:Why Nvidia Keeps Winning: The Rise of an AI Giant by semireg on Friday July 07, 2023 @12:11AM (#36626991)
The problem with randomness is “Randomness does not look random” - from the book Fooled by Randomness
Re:Why Nvidia Keeps Winning: The Rise of an AI Giant by oh_sigh on Friday July 07, 2023 @09:30AM (#36631463)
I bet you couldn't.
Re:Why Nvidia Keeps Winning: The Rise of an AI Giant by Rapzid on Friday July 07, 2023 @04:09PM (#36637638)
I'm too lucky.