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> They don't do anything big 'just because it's cool/useful/good for society' Their published AI research over past 10 years has been hugely beneficial to the
by alphabetting 5y ago
> They don't do anything big 'just because it's cool/useful/good for society'
Their published AI research over past 10 years has been hugely beneficial to the field and society. While true they probably wouldn't be spending so much on this R&D (100B last 5 years, 31B last year) if they didn't expect a future profit, it's hard to deny the value of the research.