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

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74 points thereeldeel | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 23:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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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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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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1. 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.