Is there a reason the AI companies usually announce new products so close to each other. Like not just the same day but literally hours apart. GPT Live then an hour later Grok 4.5. As if they try to one up. I expect something new from Anhtropic as well today.

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tavavex 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'm guessing that they already have the model ready and the announcement blogposts locked and loaded, and then release them as soon as they see a competitor make the first move, trying to overshadow the first announcement or at least be swept up in the hype just as people start talking about new models again.

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conradkay 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think this one is just a coincidence, bound to happen given the pace of releases

For exact timing, probably 10-11am Pacific is just optimal for normal working hours

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nfin 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe it‘s the Nash equilibrium from a timing perspective?

Like the reason that close to a McDonals there is usually a Burger King.

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jm4 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The joke is that McDonald's spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to identify new locations - traffic studies, visibility, demographics, nearby traffic generators, site characteristics, drive-thru feasibility, etc. They have one of the most rigorous processes in the industry. Burger King's process is to open a location across the street.

	▲	novaleaf 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think the story was Starbucks -> Seattle's Best Coffee, not McD's --> BK. but it does work I guess.

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novaleaf 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

reminds me of SBC's (Seattle's Best Coffee) strategy, which was decidedly not Nash: put a store across the street from every Starbucks.

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colechristensen 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Competition. You don't want to lose your customers trying out the competitors updated and better product. Release on the same day and they won't be able to compare their new to your old.

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danshipt 4 hours ago | parent [-]

But how do they know what day is that? Unless you have already something ready to be announced (and you just hold it until the very last moment, which doesn’t make sense, since you could just announce it asap)

	▲	victorbjorklund 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It can also be ”we are done but wanna test it more and tweak it” and then ”oh they launched now. Let’s launch then as well”
	▲	Der_Einzige 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		All the people who are any good at AI talk to each other. There's no secrets among those who are making 7 figures plus in this field.
	▲	colechristensen 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		"keep refining and testing it until we're really done or somebody else releases" Maybe a little corporate espionage. Probably more keeping an eye on the behavior of the competition and predicting what they might do and adjusting your own schedules.