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We Have No Moat And neither does OpenAI

We’ve done a lot of looking over our shoulders at OpenAI. Who will cross the next milestone? What will the next move be?

But the uncomfortable truth is, we aren’t positioned to win this arms race and neither is OpenAI. While we’ve been squabbling, a third faction has been quietly eating our lunch.

I’m talking, of course, about open source. Plainly put, they are lapping us. Things we consider “major open problems” are solved and in people’s hands today.

A while ago, I went to this coffee shop that serves coffee in two different cups. One is a ceramic "aroma" cup, and the other one is more similar to a wine glass.

They said that I should be able to taste the same coffee differently.

Crazily enough I thought I did taste the coffee differently. The one from the ceramic cup felt more bodied, while the one from the wine glass felt lighter and more acidic.

It makes me wonder, is that difference simply coming from the power of suggestion, or does it have a scientific basic to it?

What about you? What's your favorite coffee cup/mug? Have you experimented with drinking the same coffee from different cups as well?

Cheers.

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