The reality is that no matter how much OpenAI, Google, and the rest of the heavy hitters in Silicon Valley might want to continue the illusion that generative AI represents a transformative moment in the history of digital technology, the truth is that their fantasy is getting increasingly difficult to maintain. That’s in part because the chatbots are still making a ton of mistakes in the answers they give to users, including during Google’s I/O keynote. https://disconnect.blog/ai-hype-is-over-ai-exhaustion-is-setting-in/
AI hype is over. AI exhaustion is setting in.
Google and OpenAI’s latest showcases suggest the AI bubble’s days are numbered https://disconnect.blog/ai-hype-is-over-ai-exhaustion-is-setting-in/
Beyond the massively oversold new features that might not even need an LLM in the first place, the leaders of this AI push are getting lost in their own fantasies.
“What we have seen perpetually with Tesla is the ethos of a tech company, wanting to push out product as quickly as possible, wrapped up in an automotive manufacturer, which should be far more intentional and thoughtful in producing vehicles.”
Hollywood liberals didn’t destroy the family farm, college professors didn’t move manufacturing jobs overseas, immigrants didn’t pour opioids into rural communities, and critical race theory didn’t close hundreds of rural hospitals. When Republican politicians and the conservative media tell rural whites to aim their anger at those targets, it’s so they won’t ask why the people they keep electing haven’t done anything to improve life in their communities. https://digbysblog.net/2024/04/12/rural-white-pity-party/
In South Carolina, one of the most corrupt and racist US states, it looks like someone's embezzlement scheme was uncovered. GQPers: Gee, we have no idea how this got here. They're even denying it's real money.
South Carolina mulls mystery $1.8bn in account: ‘We don’t know why it’s there’