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points by cosmicgadget 2 days ago | 0 comments
Profitability is an awfully narrow metric.
[–] gradus_ad 2 days ago
It's a powerful metric. It captures to what extent something is sustainably possible today.
[–] cosmicgadget 2 days ago
You'd think here, of all places, we'd look more toward adoption, disruption, and potential for future revenue.
[–] fn-mote 2 days ago
The full balance sheet captures the info. If the AI companies suck up all of our salaries and spend that money on R&D/training, they still aren’t profitable, right?
[–] gradus_ad 2 days ago
That wouldn't be sustainable, which is all I'm saying.
[–] zrobotics 2 days ago
>> Profitability is an awfully narrow metric.

I mean, if anything summarizes where we have gotten to as an industry this quote is sure it. From Uber using VC funds to subsidize growth to where the AI players are at...