Comment by __MatrixMan__
9 hours ago
Good points, but I think we can expect the AI space to be more tumultuous.
What most people want from mobile technology is for it to work, not too expensively, and for it to get out of their way.
What most people want out of AI is for no leader to emerge and wield supremacy against the rest of us. People are afraid of it in ways they weren't afraid of mobile, so they're more willing to work together against whoever is in the lead.
Its more like an arms race and less like a utility. The disadvantage I face when my competition has better mobile coverage and bandwidth is minor. The disadvantage I face when my competition has better intelligence on tap is much more significant.
>* What most people want out of AI is for no leader to emerge and wield supremacy against the rest of us. People are afraid of it in ways they weren't afraid of mobile, so they're more willing to work together against whoever is in the lead.*
No.
That’s what people like us on HN want. The people out in “Greater Userland” just want the black box to answer their questions. They could care less who is behind it. They don’t yet attach their black box to Amazon or Microsoft etc. And most won’t care enough to be inconvenienced even when they do make the connection. (As your competition argument implies.)
Heck, a lot haven’t even made the connection between the black box that gives them answers and data centers. They think, “ ChatGPT good” and at the same time think “data centers bad”.