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> Seriously this seemed to be the plan: > Step 1: Release SD for free > Step 2: ??? > Step 3: Profit That’s not true. He was pretty open about the business
by JimDabell 3y ago
> Seriously this seemed to be the plan:
> Step 1: Release SD for free
> Step 2: ???
> Step 3: Profit
That’s not true. He was pretty open about the business plan. The plan was to have open foundational models and provide services to governments and corporations that wanted custom models trained on private data, tailored to their specific jurisdictions and problem domains.
- ptero 3y agoWas there any traction on this? I cannot imagine government services being early customers. What models would the want?Military -- maybe, for simulation or training, but that requires focus, dedicated effort and a lot of time. My 2c.
- lumost 3y agoI've heard this pitch from a few AI labs. I suspect that they will fail, customers just want a model that works in the shortest amount of time and effort. The vast majority of companies do not have useful fine tuning data or skills. Consultancy businesses are low margin and hard to scale.