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by pc_edwin 987 days ago
This is why I'm very excited at the prospect of an OpenAI phone.

Without billions in funding, its impossible to build a viable alternative to the android/ios duopoly. Heck, its near impossible even with the billion (RIP windows phone) but that where OpenAI software side comes in.
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ceejayoz 987 days ago
Why would OpenAI want to make a phone?
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Levitating 987 days ago
AI is really becoming the new meta or crypto. Suddenly everybody is thinking it will change the world and be integrated with every existing technology we have.

People have to stop buying into these fabricated tech hypes.

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WillPostForFood 987 days ago
Suddenly everybody is thinking it will change the world and be integrated with every existing technology we have.

That's an argument against all technological progress. You had a crowd 20 years ago asking why you'd want a smart phone - a phone should just be great at making phone calls. Sometimes integrating new tech will be a huge leap, and sometimes a flop, but its hard to predict so you have to try it to find out. There is a reasonable chance an always available AI assistant in a portable device will be a big deal.

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Levitating 987 days ago
I should clarify, I believe language models will have an enormous technological impact. But the media and companies with a stake in it are blowing it way out of proportion. Like nvidia saying that they will create AI games. And it has caused people to extremely overestimate what a language model can do.

There is no reason to believe OpenAI will magically change the phone industry by making "OpenAI phones" whatever that is supposed to mean.

AI assistants in phones were a flop, and though their quality could change much with the use of language models this doesn't mean that people are going to use them this time. Currently it's not even possible to use language models in that sense, they are useful for generating text but it's near impossible to have them communicate to some external interface.

I've once talked to someone who gave a talk on an absolutely enormous call support framework for a bank, and he told me that they had no plans to ever integrate actual AI with their chatbot. Because those models can't be controlled/consored strictly enough.

What I am saying is that the actual technological advancement of language models has completely disassociated with the buzzword "AI" that is being thrown around a lot right now. And it's not dissimilar to how Meta or Web3 were discussed.

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pc_edwin 987 days ago
Thats irrelevant.

They got billions on their balance sheet and the are rumours of a new phone company with Jony Ive.

The bankroll along with the dynamism both parties bring to the table might just cross the threshold for becoming a viable contender against the Apple/Google duopoly.

Lets not forget the AI advantage, Apple has a lot of catching up to do and this opens a small window of opportunity.

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