[maccard]

> IBM and other big players are vigilant about these things, and this is what companies pay for.

And more importantly, IBM will guarantee it in the case that they're wrong. _That's_ what companies pay for.

[CamperBob2]

And more importantly, IBM will guarantee it in the case that they're wrong.

So will OpenAI, according to Sam Altman. Can they be trusted?

[bayindirh]

IBM has a track record going back to automatically price calculating cheese cutters [0], but Sam does not.

IBM has proven itself in various ways over the years, OpenAI hasn't.

While IBM is a behemoth of a money making machine, they put money where their mouth is. OpenAI does not.

So I'll trust IBM, but not OpenAI.

[0]: https://youtu.be/z8VhNF_0I5c

[bayindirh]

Yes. I tucked it under "support contract" part mentally, actually.

[maccard]

That's fair, but until I actually read one of those contracts myself I didn't really understand what people meant by "support"

[bayindirh]

It depends per job and per requirements, and has a direct affect on the cost of the contract in general.