Yes, absolutely.
eg It's hard to understand the delay in signing up the sub-contractor for the AFRL deal.
I asked TD if BRN would announce the signing when it happens on the ASX, and he replied that it most likely would.
But with the delay lengthening, the same thought came to my mind, that RTX, or whoever the subcontractor might be, are not as committed as the AFRL.
This pattern seems to be same as with MB, Renesas, and other companies who are not supporting us financially, the very same companies who, ironically, suffered badly with supply chain issues in the past, and who, with a bit of work, could own their own chip that could be manufactured in multiple countries.
Clearly potential customers wanting to trial us would be also looking at what alternatives like NVIDIA have to offer with non-neuromorphic NPU's
I'd say that we are probably being held back by the constant fear amongst our potential clients that mega companies like NVIDIA and INTEL will destroy us or anyone wanting to use us in the future. You know the (unwritten) spiel - If you add an Akida chip to an NVIDIA system, then you will lose all the NVIDIA support you are currently receiving.
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Sean is a bit to blame, as his vision of us surviving in a few thousand drive-thru's or a few thousand satelites never looked feasible, especially since Akida was to be everywhere. Similarly the whole concept of an edge-box seems like waving the white flag: It's not up to BRN to find a use case for akida, so here, try yourself...
Whoever on the board stated that NVIDIA wasn't going to be a competitor but rather a partner, clearly doesn't know NVIDIA.
It will always seem impossible to break into the old boys club and I would love to see BRN do a joint venture in a product that goes up against a popular non-neuromorphic ai product. We retail investors are a hardy lot, so let the games begin.