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Microsoft employees are doubtful of AI's capabilities and company's AI bet

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74 points thereeldeel | 10 comments | 20 Nov 24 23:36 UTC | HN request time: 1.231s | source | bottom
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bfrog ◴[21 Nov 24 05:24 UTC] No.42201397[source]▶
Aren’t we all skeptical? What’s the real value exactly.
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Cumpiler69 ◴[21 Nov 24 12:07 UTC] No.42203508[source]▶
>Aren’t we all skeptical? What’s the real value exactly.

What's the value in the 7 billion Meta paid for WhatsApp?

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high_na_euv ◴[21 Nov 24 12:18 UTC] No.42203583[source]▶
Data
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1. Cumpiler69 ◴[21 Nov 24 12:25 UTC] No.42203636[source]▶
So then why doesn't this argument apply to AI? Why do people think AI is gonna be worthless?
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2. high_na_euv ◴[21 Nov 24 12:29 UTC] No.42203660[source]▶
WhatsApp is data generator

AI feels more like data utilizer

Sure, you can save the queries, but it aint much

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3. Cumpiler69 ◴[21 Nov 24 13:11 UTC] No.42203984[source]▶
Consumers are drawn into your service by convenience. They'd much rather get their answer via a quick AI chat than swifitng through pages of your data. Yeah, data is valuable, but if consumers have no easy way to get what they want from it, it becomes useless.
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4. high_na_euv ◴[21 Nov 24 14:34 UTC] No.42204667{3}[source]▶
You answered your own question

WhatsApp and AI Chats are different products.

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5. Cumpiler69 ◴[21 Nov 24 14:45 UTC] No.42204763{4}[source]▶
No d'uh they're different products. I asked why people would think one is valuable and the other not?
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6. high_na_euv ◴[21 Nov 24 14:56 UTC] No.42204873{5}[source]▶
There can be many reasons

e.g WhatsApp is way, way more reliable than LLMs

7. mgh2 ◴[21 Nov 24 15:16 UTC] No.42205087{3}[source]▶
WhatsApp when bought already had traction, Copilot seems forced
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8. scudsworth ◴[21 Nov 24 17:00 UTC] No.42206281{5}[source]▶
whatsapp is an invaluable communication tool for large parts of the globe. the other is not essential for daily life for any person anywhere on the globe. i hope this helps, cum guy
9. JohnFen ◴[21 Nov 24 17:38 UTC] No.42206652[source]▶
There are different kinds of "worth".

Many things are valuable from a monetary point of view, but largely worthless (or of negative worth) otherwise. And many other things are worthless from a monetary view, but of great value otherwise.

10. bfrog ◴[21 Nov 24 22:47 UTC] No.42209483{4}[source]▶
Copilot feels like I’m getting a personal health examination I didn’t ask for, need, or want.