> Apple of AI
Except Apple does not really innovate. They just polish until it looks shiny.
Just look at the upcoming flip phones, but the examples are numerous.
Except Apple does not really innovate. They just polish until it looks shiny.
Just look at the upcoming flip phones, but the examples are numerous.
Not every product iteration changes the world, but they’ve pushed the industry forwards much more than most.
If they, “don’t really innovate,” who do you think does?
Anthropic.
And applying your very argument, isn't Anthropic just polishing stuff like Transformers and Attention that were invented by other labs?
These were all existing technologies. Apple's contribution is in making them more user friendly for some definition of user and friendly.
> Apple Silicon
They made some improvements here, but they bought an IC designer firm to do it. Most of the real innovation in hardware is still coming from the likes of TSMC, ASML.
I personally don't like or use most Apple products outside of my work MacBook pro, but I recognize the value and innovations there.