[bruce511]

2 companies make airplanes. Around 10 make cars. Entertainment comes from a handful of streaming services. 2 make a phone OS. I could go on.

I guess what I'm saying is that you're right. There's a limited number of AI providers. But just about any technology I use, or the appliances I buy, or transport, or whatever, is taken from a very small pool of suppliers.

So yeah, your argument is completely true, but its also true for most everything else.

[defrost]

Pacific Aerospace is still trading under NZAero .. so what's the other company that makes aircraft?

The PAC Cresco was a solid number that served us well for low level STOL applications across the globe.

[kingkongjaffa]

You know damn well what he means.

Boeing and Airbus are the two leading large passenger plane manufacturers that any random person will encounter taking a flight anywhere.

[defrost]

> You know damn well what he means.

I'll refer you to the HN guidelines.

Moving on;

There isn't a limited number of aircraft suppliers - my son built one at a public high school in Australia, we (small exploration company) flew 19 air frames for several decades, sourced from many suppliers.

In the same manner there will not be a limited number of AI suppliers forever and hardware to train today's monster models will be affordable and available to more and more, smaller and smaller groups, as time progresses.