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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by visarga on Monday November 20, 2023 @01:12AM (#38343222)
200k MS employees can't do what 500 from OAI can, the more you pile on the problem, the worse the outcome. The problem with Microsoft is that, like Google, Amazon and IBM, they are not a good medium for radical innovation, are old, ossified companies. Apple used to be nimble when Steve was alive, but went to coasting mode since then. Having large revenue from old business is an obstacle in the new world, maybe Apple was nimble because it had small market share.
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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by codebolt on Monday November 20, 2023 @01:29AM (#38343386)
MS isn't starting from scratch, it already has the weights of the worlds most powerful LM, and it's all running on their datacenters. Even without Sam, they just need to keep the current momentum going. Maybe axe ChatGPT and focus solely on Bing/Copilot going forward. It would give me great satisfaction to see the laughing stock search engine of the past decade being the undisputed face of AI over the next.
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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday November 20, 2023 @01:45AM (#38343542)
> Apple used to be nimble when Steve was alive, but went to coasting mode since then

Give me a break. Apple Watch and Air pods are far and away leaders in their category, Apple's silicon is a huge leap forward, there is innovation in displays, CarPlay is the standard auto interface for millions of people, while I may question the utility the Vision Pro is a technological marvel, iPhone is still a juggernaut (and the only one of these examples that predate Jobs' passing), etc. etc.

Other companies dream about "coasting" as successfully.

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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by Freedom2 on Monday November 20, 2023 @01:55AM (#38343618)
> Apple Watch and Air pods are far and away leaders in their category,

By what metric? I prefer open hardware and modifiable software - these products are in no way leaders for me. Not to mention all the bluetooth issues my family and friends have had when trying to use them.

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