Companies don’t always compete on capability or quality. Sometimes they compete on efficiency. Or sometimes they carve up the market in different ways.

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OneMorePerson 5 days ago | parent [-]

Sometimes, but with technology related companies I rarely see that. I've really only seen it in industries that are very straightforward, like producing building materials or something. Do you have any examples?

	▲	xpe 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Utilities. Low cost retail. Fast food. Amazon. Walmart. Efficiency is arguably their key competitive advantage. This matters regarding AI systems because a lot of customers may not want to pay extra for the best models! For a lot of companies, serving a good enough model efficiently is a competitive advantage.