Shouldn’t we fear they start doing only close source like most us labs once they catch up in market shares ?

traceroute66 a day ago | parent | next [-]

> Shouldn’t we fear they start doing only close source like most us labs once they catch up in market shares ?

IMHO no.

I think it is relatively safe to say that the predominant reason the US labs are closed source is so they can hype up their trillion-dollar valuations on pretty much negative return on capital employed, all propped up by fragile circular financing.

Never say never, of course. But I just don't see it happening any time soon.

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vidarh a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Closing future models won't take away our access to the open weight ones.

	▲	dannyw a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It’s also like smartphones. In the early years, every year was a huge jump. I still remember marvelling at my iPhone 4’s detailed display, and video calling for the first time. Now? I don’t even know or care about what the latest iPhones have, I’ll get a new one when mine breaks.
	▲	cyanydeez a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		people really underestimate how powerful just the consumer available models are. 128GB gets you pretty much a coding agent for typical apps. Even less with a good harness and logic set.

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vkou a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, but that mousetrap keeps working for SV startups, what makes you think it won't work for Chinese ones?

Uber spent a decade undermining taxis, and once it had market share, it stopped giving away rides and raised prices. It now costs more than a regular taxi, with the quality of the ride being... At best proportionate to the premium in price.

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1over137 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Uber costs more than regular taxi? In what country/region? Not where I am.

	▲	vkou 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Looking at a 7 mile trip to a random destination in Seattle, right now, I can pay $26.70 for an Uber if I'm willing to wait 20 minutes for a pickup. With a $3/mile fee and a $5 pickup fee, that's exactly equal to that of a taxi. If I'm not willing to wait 20 minutes, I'll be paying an extra $5 minimum. These rates also go up during busy times. Looking at Lyft, that same trip is $29, without a wait. A trip from downtown to SeaTac is $61. Yellow Cab does that same trip for $40.