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They did research for years, but they didn't stay ahead of their competitors. They gave transformers away for free.

• aprilthird2021 2y ago
  They did stay ahead of their competitors. In a lot of ways they still are. In a "making profit from AI" way, they're not. But that's what you hire product people for. They had the SOTA translation system of the entire world for a literal decade and didn't monetize it enough to blow their competition to dust. That's not the fault of researchers, and research shouldn't halt or be redirected to profit as a result. Rather, Google should get some better managers / product people to turn the magic their researchers create into profits.
  • hot_gril 2y ago
    They aren't ahead even in terms of AI tech now. A lot of those researchers got hired away to other companies, and ChatGPT has been ahead continuously.
    • aprilthird2021 2y ago
      They are ahead in terms of AI infra and capacity. Research it's not as easy to tell. They are behind in terms of shipping products. Yes a lot of researchers got hired away, but they still up there in the race