The frontier labs being locked into the expensive model path feels right and almost entirely cultural. Though, I disagree about OpenAI who I think has been shifting to a more product company
I agree on the first point — it's entirely cultural. I just think it is very hard to change cultural norms. It absolutely can be done (see: MSFT over the last 10 years), but it's hard (see: Apple's continued inability to ship software).
I think OpenAI is *trying* to become more of a product company, and they certainly can learn fast. But I'm not convinced they'll pull it off yet.
The frontier labs being locked into the expensive model path feels right and almost entirely cultural. Though, I disagree about OpenAI who I think has been shifting to a more product company
I agree on the first point — it's entirely cultural. I just think it is very hard to change cultural norms. It absolutely can be done (see: MSFT over the last 10 years), but it's hard (see: Apple's continued inability to ship software).
I think OpenAI is *trying* to become more of a product company, and they certainly can learn fast. But I'm not convinced they'll pull it off yet.