• AchyBrakeyHeart@alien.topB
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    A boxing term in which one leans against the ropes of the ring letting the opponent tire themself out. It was incorrectly used in this title.

    • Neutral-President@alien.topB
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      How do you think it’s incorrectly used?

      Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and others are blowing through billions of cash developing standalone AI products and services that have a lot of issues, such as high energy use, the ethics of curating the corpus with offshore labour, and privacy concerns.

      Apple could leapfrog them and push out a new AI that runs securely on its own hardware. They’re letting everyone else create the appetite for AI, then will sweep in and clean up. If they do it right.

      • balderm@alien.topB
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Unless they’re going around spending millions in AI startups at the right moment they’re not going to get ahead, also it might not even be their endgame since generative AI is very controversial atm and them not fiddling with it until its been regulated, or at least put on a leash, it’s probably the smartest thing to do. With the current AI offering (MetaAI, ChatGPT, Google Bard, etc.) you need to pick a side that might bite you back in the future, and lock you into a product that might not give your users the polish that you expect from their software.

      • Adalbdl@alien.topB
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Your explanation is more in line with the boxing term used in the article.

      • baba__yaga_@alien.topB
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Google, Microsoft, Mera and OpenAI are all software companies that sometimes sell hardware. Apple is a hardware company that sells software on the side.

        Sure, Apple could leapfrog both Google and Microsoft. But I wouldn’t count on it. If you want to see how good Apple is right now, compare Google Assistant to Siri.

      • MaikuWong@alien.topB
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Haha seems the same strategy as foldable phones.
        However I think we can all agree, that fad will burn out before Apple even is going to get involved.