Apple cancels work on electric car, shifts team to generative AI

Re:Apple cancels work on electric car, shifts team to genera... by ryandrake on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @02:50PM (#39528838)

> But what's it for? I can tell what an electric car is for, can you tell me what "generative AI" is for? A car can transport goods and people, really good non-deterministic typeahead is just.. well, I don't know what I'd use it for, do you?

It doesn't even seem to matter anymore. The tail is fully wagging the dog. Wall Street doesn't really care what companies are doing with AI, how they are using it, or whether their use of AI is going to actually drive earnings. They just care that they are using it. If a company says "We're doing AI blah blah blah" that's enough: investors are happy and stock price goes up.

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Re:Apple cancels work on electric car, shifts team to genera... by jcgrillo on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @03:40PM (#39529586)

I think you're right, it'll be interesting to see whether the next AI winter brings a market crash with it. It would be one thing if it seemed like there was some commercial application beyond "neat nerd toy" but so far there just isn't that I'm aware of? That smells a lot like tulip bulbs.

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Re:Apple cancels work on electric car, shifts team to genera... by kjkjadksj on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @04:12PM (#39530041)

There’s no crash, just vine swinging to the next. A couple years ago it was blockchain. Expect a new stupid rain dance in a few years.

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