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I was able to see LaMDA in action about 1.5 years ago. It was just as awe-inducing as ChatGPT. Google is not behind in this race. They're simply slower to roll
by sethbannon 4y ago
I was able to see LaMDA in action about 1.5 years ago. It was just as awe-inducing as ChatGPT. Google is not behind in this race. They're simply slower to roll out new functionality. And maybe rightly so? Some of the things I saw ChatGPT say would have been multi-day international bad headlines for Google, if a Google AI had said them instead of an upstart startup.
- cuteboy19 4y agoThey should have had the courage to weather through that noise. Or do something like Microsoft and acquire after release. These are just excuses tbh
- joshuamorton 4y agoAcquire what after release? The point GP is making is that Google's technology has been (at least to a non-expert) on-par with the external things. Why would they acquire something they already have?
- cuteboy19 4y agoMy point was that this public relations issue could have been easily solved. A tech first company can easily get PR to solve it. That they didn't implies they they are past their prime. This is Xerox-Apple thing again
- joshuamorton 4y agoI still don't follow. "We should publish a harmful product when instead we could continue refining and instead publish a good product at the same time as everyone else" is a good strategy. This is ultimately only an issue if you think Google's models are significantly worse (and that's related to the lack of public testing). That assumption doesn't seem justified.