Agree. There seems to be a consensus in the art world about that. Do you think though that at some point the creators of the algorithm and people whose images are used as training sets etc should get some value out of it?
"Now, here’s my not-so-big bet: Jio will not make its magic number of 100 million customers in one year. The person who offers me the best odds before end of Saturday on a $200 bottle of a single malt is on.
In fact, more from my smoky mirror: Jio will struggle for at least a few years before it starts making a dent in the telecom market." http://goo.gl/hH7Fai
That's probably what he meant. I'm Indian. I didn't go deep into what software etc, so apologies for what might come across as a loose comment. And agree with all of you about much of fundamental software coming from various nations. Can't be of any one country.
I was at the Alipay headquarters a few weeks ago. What caught my eye was a large IBM machine kept outside the office with lots of signatures on them. When I asked them what it was, they said this was the last piece of American technology the company used and they'd kept it as a trophy. They've replaced every thing else in the company with Chinese tech. That's quite something for a company which processes millions of transactions in a day.
- Shrink marketplace model.
- Increase inventory led sales.
- Tighter quality control.
- Work with large retailers & cut down on the seller base.
- Bring back private labels.
- Build financial services ecosystem.
A detailed account on how Flipkart is trying to mend its ways is here: http://goo.gl/zRZ1FP.