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minus-square@HappycamperNZlinkEnglish4•3 months agoPerception. If a company isn’t on the leading edge we don’t consider them the best. Regardless if you use them or not, if Google didn’t touch AI but Edge did you would believe edge is more advanced.
minus-squareUninvited GuestlinkfedilinkEnglish4•3 months agoIt doesn’t even need to appeal to you the user, but given the AI Gold Rush, they would have very unhappy investors if they did not.
Perception. If a company isn’t on the leading edge we don’t consider them the best.
Regardless if you use them or not, if Google didn’t touch AI but Edge did you would believe edge is more advanced.
It doesn’t even need to appeal to you the user, but given the AI Gold Rush, they would have very unhappy investors if they did not.
Very good point