From OfficeChai, November 13:
Some AI companies have taken an early lead in the AI race, but this early success might end up being hard to maintain.
That’s the provocative warning from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, whose company has invested over $13 billion in OpenAI, the current frontrunner in the generative AI space. Speaking on the Dwarkesh podcast, Nadella suggested that being first in AI might actually be a strategic disadvantage—what he calls a “winner’s curse.” His comments come at a time when OpenAI’s ChatGPT has become synonymous with AI chatbots, yet faces mounting competition from every direction.
“I’m a little grounded in the fact that this is still early innings,” Nadella said. “If you’re a model company, you may have a winner’s curse. You may have done all the hard work, done unbelievable innovation, except it’s kind of one copy away from that being commoditized.”...
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