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		temp8830 35 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber’s Anthropic AI push hits a wall Why does a fast food delivery service need a research arm in the first place? It's not exactly rocket surgery.

nradov 35 days ago | [–]

In most large tech companies the senior leaders want to run some vanity projects so having a research arm makes that possible. They can screw around without impacting product teams.

malfist 34 days ago | [–]

R&D is literally what built uber and uber eats. Research to determine the product and _development_ to build it.

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