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Google pays Apple for distribution, so it sounds like Apple said “you pay for compute and we’ll give you the distribution for free”

• rickdeckard 2y ago
  Depends. How would that "free distribution" of "free compute" translate into profit for the company with the compute-bill? Only via conversion of users to paid OpenAI accounts?
  • dwighttk 2y ago
    Good question.
  • tedmiston 2y ago
    At the bottom of the article, they allude to a future "AI App Store": > Eventually, Apple aims to make money from AI by striking revenue-sharing agreements whereby it gets a cut from AI partners that monetize results in chatbots on Apple platforms, according to the people. The company believes that AI could chip away at the billions of dollars it gets from its Google search deal because users will favor chatbots and other tools over search engines. Apple will need to craft new arrangements that make up for the shortfall.