Having lived through some decades of hyped technology trends, it always seems the same: the 'hype' is mainly business seeking a competitive advantage and a transient opportunity to monetize.
AI feels no different at all in that respect; the 'pressure' that everyone feels is just that hype. Is AI something important and cool? Sure. Is it mostly about money? Ask Sam Altman.
> I might be a little more angry and a little less eloquent: stop being so goddamn creepy and weird about the technology! It's just tech, everything doesn't have to become some weird religion that you beat people over the head with, or gamble the entire stock market on.
Hear hear.
The behavior and rhetoric of genAI companies and the visible executives and evangelists of genAI is incredibly creepy and off-putting. That, combined with companies trying to forcibly shove it down everybody's throats, sends up enormous red flags for a very large percentage of people, both tech-oriented and not.
Having lived through some decades of hyped technology trends, it always seems the same: the 'hype' is mainly business seeking a competitive advantage and a transient opportunity to monetize.
AI feels no different at all in that respect; the 'pressure' that everyone feels is just that hype. Is AI something important and cool? Sure. Is it mostly about money? Ask Sam Altman.
> I might be a little more angry and a little less eloquent: stop being so goddamn creepy and weird about the technology! It's just tech, everything doesn't have to become some weird religion that you beat people over the head with, or gamble the entire stock market on.
Hear hear.
The behavior and rhetoric of genAI companies and the visible executives and evangelists of genAI is incredibly creepy and off-putting. That, combined with companies trying to forcibly shove it down everybody's throats, sends up enormous red flags for a very large percentage of people, both tech-oriented and not.