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Contrary take: "AI founders will learn the bitter lesson" (263 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42672790 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=426
by t_mann 2y ago
Contrary take: "AI founders will learn the bitter lesson" (263 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42672790 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42672790 the gist: "Better AI models will enable general purpose AI applications. At the same time, the added value of the software around the AI model will diminish."
Both essays make convincing points, I guess we'll have to see. I like the Uber analogy here, maybe the winners will be some who use the tech in innovative ways that only leverage the underlying tech.
- bearjaws 2y agoNot to mention, if you have a good idea, OAI, Anthropic, Google, will implement it. e.g. OAI Operator, Anthropic Computer Use, and Google NotebookLM.
- danenania 2y agoThey may implement it, but it's questionable whether they'll have the best implementation in any particular category.
- kridsdale3 2y agoAnd they don't have to pay the margin on the API calls. So an equal UX on the same model API will be twice as profitable when operated by the first-party.
- deepsquirrelnet 2y agoThe differentiator is whether or not your company operates with domain specific data and subject matter experts that those big companies don’t have (which is quite common). There’s plenty of applications to build that won’t easily get disrupted by big AI. But it’s important to think about what they are, rather than chase after duplication of the shiny objects the big companies are showing off.