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Saying it and doing it are very different things. Many huge, lumbering companies have a “startup” lab. Few have done anything of note, and typically it’s becaus
by ctvo 3y ago
Saying it and doing it are very different things. Many huge, lumbering companies have a “startup” lab. Few have done anything of note, and typically it’s because the reasons that made the company move slow and not take risks don’t magically disappear because you’re in a different part of the org chart.
- capableweb 3y agoIf anything, the examples in that tweet shows the opposite. GitHub and Mojang both done lots of things that wouldn't happen if they weren't now Microsoft, especially GitHub which is only "GitHub" by name at this point, none of the original spirit is still there.
- mirzap 3y agoGitHub is a great example of how an OpenAI team can thrive under Microsoft. Github has drastically improved and has never been better.
- htrp 3y ago100% agree
- scythe 3y agoMicrosoft is not just any huge, lumbering company, though. It has probably the best history of research of any pure software company (leaving aside IBM etc): Microsoft Research funded Haskell behind the scenes for years, they had a quantum computing unit in 2006, and already in 2018 were beating the field in AI patents and research: https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2019/01/06/microsoft-leads-the-ai-patent-race-going-into-2019/?sh=3a0a479744de https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2019/01/06/micros... Believing that OpenAI is MSFT's sole move in the AI space would be a serious error.