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Re:Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam... by sseagull on Saturday November 18, 2023 @04:30PM (#38324692)
> as long as they can keep doing their research work, it doesn't affect them

That’s a big question. Once stuff starts going “commercial” incentives can change fairly quickly.

If you want to do interesting research, but the money wants you to figure out how AI can help sell shoes, well guess which is going to win in the end - the one signing your paycheck.

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Re:Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam... by rafaelero on Saturday November 18, 2023 @05:13PM (#38325147)
> Once stuff starts going “commercial” incentives can change fairly quickly.

Not in this field. In AI, whoever has the most intelligent model is the one that is going to dominate the market. No company can afford not investing heavily in research.

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