Why is Apple starting to lag behind?

They do not want to cooperate with other companies and are fixated on their own products

Apple has never introduced revolutionary technology. They took the best of what was on the market and tried to reinvent it. Steve Jobs forced the company to make products for itself, and now Apple is adapting not to one person, but to its huge audience. By the end of 2024, it is already obvious that smartphones have reached their peak. This is evidenced by the fact that secondary manufacturers have already caught up with technological leaders. Apple's AI is two years behind the competition. The strategy of inventing no longer works.

It's quite rare for companies with such profitable products to be willing to make radical changes in their business.

What is the hidden problem of the race for artificial intelligence?

The impact of artificial intelligence is overestimated

All companies rushed to create their own or implement artificial intelligence in their products, but this amount of artificial intelligence is simply not needed now. The AI market has a limit, and everyone behaves as if there is no limit

For example, Intel, instead of tackling specific demand problems, focused on artificial intelligence, and ends up with $1.6 billion in debt by 2024. And it's not the only company

Does it make sense to become a programmer in the age of AI?

Yes, it makes sense to become a programmer in the age of AI, but the role of a programmer is changing.

Artificial intelligence really automates some of the work: writing simple code, finding bugs, and generating templates. Because of this, it may seem that the profession is dying. But in practice, something else happens: Demand does not disappear, but grows. Businesses need more and more digital solutions, which means people who understand what to do and why, and not just write code. AI is a tool, not a substitute. He speeds up the work, but does not understand the context, product goals, and business logic as well as a human. The complexity of the tasks increases. The more automation there is, the higher the value of specialists who are able to design systems, make decisions, and work with architecture. The entry threshold is lower, the competition is higher. It's easier to get started, but it's harder to stand out. In fact, a programmer becomes not a person who writes code, but an engineer who solves problems using code and AI.

Yes, it's worth going into programming, but with the expectation of developing thinking, not just coding skills. We need to learn how to work with AI, not compete with it. Skills are more appreciated: systems thinking, product understanding, and communication. Simple tasks will be automated, while complex tasks will be left to people.

Will Russia be able to carry out import substitution of electronics by 2030?

If we are talking about the purchase of obsolete equipment, then yes. If we are talking about the production of semiconductors with 0, then no.

Lack of specialists. There is a critical dependence of the design and production processes on foreign technologies, including software, and materials (in particular, high-purity chemistry and silicon). Low investment attractiveness of the industry. Lack of production capacity.

3.19 trillion rubles will be enough only to buy obsolete equipment. ASML spent $6 billion a year to become an industry leader. But she had specialists, there were no sanctions and there was no urgent need. In the current situation, the amount needs to be tripled.

Media: according to the concept of the national project, 3.19 trillion rubles will be allocated for the development of domestic electronics until 2030

The government has designed electronics

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