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chvidtoday at 7:04 AM1 replyview on HN

ChatGPT MacOSX is the only software that regularly crashes on my machine when its memory consumption for no apparent reason spins up towards 50 GB.

And that software is build by some of the highest paid software engineers on the planet with full access to all the LLM compute in the world.


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blfrtoday at 7:08 AM

Yes, but it's also built by people who would rather tinker with AI than build MacOS apps. Intrinsic motivation is very hard to beat, especially in subtler areas like good UX or performant software.

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