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You Can't Out-Algorithm Bad Data - DTNS 4903

2024/11/25
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知名科技播客主播和制作人,长期从事在线内容创作。
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James Thatcher(Big Jim)详细解释了公司如何确定产品价格,包括制造成本、市场竞争和利润率等因素。他还解释了节日促销的策略,即通过低价商品吸引顾客,进而购买高利润商品。他强调了消费者信息收集的重要性,以及如何利用这些信息进行精准营销。 Tom Merritt和Nica Montford讨论了关于iPhone 17 Air的传闻,这款手机以超薄设计为卖点,但牺牲了电池容量、扬声器数量和5G连接等功能。他们对这款手机的目标市场和市场竞争力表示怀疑。 Andrew Mayne 讨论了AI发展现状,他认为AI发展并非停滞,只是发展速度和方向有所变化。他指出,AI模型的训练和测试时间随着模型规模的增加而增长,这会影响AI发展的速度。他还提到OpenAI的O1模型表明,通过延长模型的思考时间,可以提升其能力,这是一种新的AI发展方向。他强调了高质量数据对AI模型训练的重要性。 James Thatcher对假日商品定价策略进行了深入分析,解释了厂商和零售商如何通过计算成本和市场竞争来确定价格,以及如何利用节日促销活动来提高整体利润。他指出,低价促销商品(例如“开门红”商品)旨在吸引顾客进店,进而购买利润更高的商品。此外,他还强调了收集消费者信息的重要性,这有助于零售商进行精准营销,并提升顾客忠诚度。 Tom Merritt和Nica Montford对iPhone 17 Air的超薄设计提出了质疑,认为这种设计牺牲了电池续航能力、扬声器数量以及部分5G功能,其市场竞争力值得商榷。他们认为,除非价格极具竞争力,否则这款手机难以吸引消费者。 Andrew Mayne对AI发展现状进行了分析,指出AI发展并非停滞不前,而是发展速度和方向发生了变化。他认为,人们对AI发展速度放缓的担忧,很大程度上源于对信息的不完整了解。他强调了高质量数据在AI模型训练中的重要性,并指出,当前AI模型训练的重点已从数据量转向数据质量。

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James Thatcher, a trade consultant, explains how companies determine prices and why they offer discounts during the holiday season.
  • Companies look at manufacturing costs, competitive market prices, and desired profit margins.
  • Retailers aim to drive customer traffic with low-margin items to sell high-margin products.
  • Consumer information and loyalty programs are increasingly used to target marketing efforts.

Shownotes Transcript

How does holiday pricing work and what motivates sellers to drop prices during the holiday shopping season? Big Jim explains. Plus the media is warning that AI development has reached its peak, but is it true? Andrew Mayne cuts through the FUD. And The Information says the iPhone 17 “Air” rumored to be coming next year will be between 5 and 6 millimeters thick compared to the iPhone 16 at 7.8 mm.

Starring Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Andrew Mayne, James Thatcher, Roger Chang, Joe.

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