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> They’re so behind in AI… Just as they were in laptops, MP3 players, smartphones, and wearables. That Apple is "behind" means nothing in terms of future succe
by CharlesW 3y ago
> They’re so behind in AI…
Just as they were in laptops, MP3 players, smartphones, and wearables. That Apple is "behind" means nothing in terms of future success.
> …and they refuse to make key acquisitions.
In fact, Apple bought 30+ AI startups last year, more than any other tech giant. This HN post is about yet another AI aquisition.
- arvinsim 3y ago> Just as they were in laptops, MP3 players, smartphones, and wearables. That Apple is "behind" means nothing in terms of future success. The difference is the things that you mentioned are hardware. AI is software and data dependent. First movers have a big advantage in that space.
- antifa 3y agoAI is heavily bottlenecked by hardware right now, the good stuff requires non-consumer GPUs, the hobbyist stuff requires high end gaming GPUs. The user wants to run these things locally.