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And let's not forget that deep learning started really exploding and becoming mainstream around 2015-2016. I'm not sure how you could expect someone like Pfizer
by tachyonbeam 6y ago
And let's not forget that deep learning started really exploding and becoming mainstream around 2015-2016. I'm not sure how you could expect someone like Pfizer to hire top experts and build a competitive lab in such a short time, particularly since, Pfizer would want these people to focus exclusively on biotech, which would not be that attractive to most deep learning researchers.
- nl 6y agoOpenAI was founded in Dec 2015. They have a smaller budget than Pfizer and work on less practical problems. It's a lack of vision and leadership from pharma labs.
- tachyonbeam 6y ago> It's a lack of vision and leadership from pharma labs. That's probably true, but I don't think Pfizer could have beat DeepMind, even if they had really tried. DeepMind is in a unique position to recruit lots of young deep learning researchers.