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Apple never competed in the "AI race" in the first place, because they already knew they were already at the finish line. This was really unsurprising [0]. [0
by rvz 7mo ago
Apple never competed in the "AI race" in the first place, because they already knew they were already at the finish line.
This was really unsurprising [0].
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40278371 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40278371
- bigyabai 7mo ago> This is an obvious moat for Apple who can offer a cheaper alternative for training, inference AI server farms. According to Bloomberg, Apple's inference server farms are a flop: https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/02/some-apple-ai-servers-are-reportedly-sitting-unused-on-warehouse-shelves-due-to-low-apple-intelligence-usage/ https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/02/some-apple-ai-servers-are-rep... the chips [...] are not powerful enough to run the latest frontier models like Gemini, which the new Siri will be based on
- russelldjimmy 7mo agoGo a little bit deeper than what the media directly wants you to think.
- bitpush 7mo agoYour linked comment argues the opposite. > Won't be surprised for the re-introduction of Xserve again but for AI. This means, Apple is gonna spend a lot of money standing up data centers (CapEx). And the article in question is essentially saying that Apple is smart not to spend any money. It sounds like there's a bit of wishful thinking on - Whatever Apple is doing is 4D chess. Apple not spending any money - That's genuis. Apple re-introducing Xserve racks - genius.