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efficaxyesterday at 1:48 PM1 replyview on HN

compute is not a moat, it's a rapidly depreciating physical asset. buying up all the shovels in a gold rush does not give you a moat, it gives you a slight advantage for the time being. someone else will just start making shovels. and the data is clearly available, hence the number of open-weight models.


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nemonemoyesterday at 4:06 PM

Isn't a literal "moat" about temporary deterrence? I can imagine makeshift bridges could permanently make the moat useless.

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