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LeftInTX

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14. AI has been around for a long time.

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 04:25 PM

Yesterday

When I was in college in the 70's, there was a computing course offered on Artificial Intelligence Systems.
Modern forms of AI: Siri and Alexa. Some aspects of Google Translate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_in_artificial_intelligence

AI does seem to be more "in your face" these days and more bots are available for the general public. (Such as AI summary for searches, widely available apps and deep fake videos, which anyone can make these days) But I think much of the work has been going on behind the scenes for decades.

Also, the newest name for Photoshop is "AI". If someone is airbrushed, it's called "AI".

"Many thousands of AI applications are deeply embedded in the infrastructure of every industry."[3] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, AI technology became widely used as elements of larger systems,[3][4] but the field was rarely credited for these successes at the time.

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If You Have Investments in Anything Related to AI, Start Unloading Them. [View all] MineralMan Yesterday OP

I work for a Multinational Corp. TBA Yesterday #1

Just like the dot com bubble Dave says Yesterday #6

The problem is not with the product. The problem is the way the FINANCING of the product is structured. 3Hotdogs 23 hrs ago #22

It's not the same gulliver 15 hrs ago #47

They also make hardware in addition to software Sympthsical 3 hrs ago #58

Lots of companies are integrating AI angrychair 20 hrs ago #40

This has been my firsthand experience as well. W_HAMILTON 19 hrs ago #44

My nursing school uses AI to teach Sympthsical 3 hrs ago #59

I also am old enough to remember the first time i saw the internet... W_HAMILTON 19 hrs ago #43

IBM and McDs couldn't make an AI menu system work consistently, I doubt others success uponit7771 3 hrs ago #54

I entirely agree dickthegrouch Yesterday #2

these doom and gloom financial predictions rollin74 Yesterday #3

Everyone here thinks they're Michael Burry fujiyamasan Yesterday #13

... cause this time circular financing without organic income is different this time? uponit7771 3 hrs ago #61

AI, grok, crypto..................... Lovie777 Yesterday #4

While I understand your point, I believe AI is more in the over-promised stage similar to right before the Dot.com artemisia1 Yesterday #5

I agree Dave says Yesterday #7

Partially right, IMO Happy Hoosier Yesterday #8

21st century needs require 21st century tools.... anciano Yesterday #9

Most of the junk you see isn't good quality ai jfz9580m 15 hrs ago #46

The valuations don't make much sense fujiyamasan Yesterday #10

I'm more inclined to listen to my trained financial advisors. Gore1FL Yesterday #11

The zillow dollar question is not if, CanonRay Yesterday #12

AI has been around for a long time. LeftInTX Yesterday #14

No. They are not interchangeable terms. Celerity 23 hrs ago #15

But it's used in common speech nowadays LeftInTX 23 hrs ago #20

It seems if many non-AI things are now being re-branded as AI Deminpenn 12 hrs ago #50

Same advice I always give: don't make financial decisions based on buy or sell advice from a DU poster. onenote 23 hrs ago #16

Yes, I've been here for decades fujiyamasan 23 hrs ago #29

If I took investing advice here, I would have sold everything years ago and hid it in a mattress somewhere MichMan 7 hrs ago #52

I completely agree about your assessment of Crypto currency Buddyzbuddy 23 hrs ago #17

Like it or not, AI has a solid function in business Mr.WeRP 23 hrs ago #18

Who has money to invest? ThreeNoSeep 23 hrs ago #19

Well, A.I. has destroyed my profession entirely already. OldBaldy1701E 23 hrs ago #21

I'll have you know that I've invested heavily in crypto Orrex 23 hrs ago #23

LOL! MineralMan 23 hrs ago #25

Yeah, but with hotels!!?!?! dutch777 22 hrs ago #31

Whoa--easy there, moneybags! Orrex 22 hrs ago #38

The problem here isn't whether AI (I hate that name, its so false) will exist into the future, it will Cheezoholic 23 hrs ago #24

There is chatter about how the " large language model" isn't the right one Klarkashton 23 hrs ago #26

Not Quite Metaphorical 22 hrs ago #37

Correct, too much hallucinating uponit7771 3 hrs ago #55

You're right. I'm going straight into scratch lottery tickets underpants 23 hrs ago #27

I didn't buy Micron at 12 cents in 1984 bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #28

Yep, people coming out of Forest Gump likely thought they "missed the boat" with Apple in 1994 fujiyamasan 23 hrs ago #30

We started getting into Nvidia about three years ago Sympthsical 3 hrs ago #63

Good call on nvdia fujiyamasan 2 hrs ago #64

Yeah, we've been conservative Sympthsical 2 hrs ago #65

I think for some of us in our forties we became particularly risk averse after the Great Recession fujiyamasan 2 hrs ago #66

Exact same here Sympthsical 1 hr ago #67

The fake-looking generated art and chatbots are but a sliver of what AI is and can do TheProle 22 hrs ago #32

I've been saying this on Linked In Metaphorical 22 hrs ago #33

The big money return in crypto is::: Norrrm 22 hrs ago #34

AI works for some things Diraven 22 hrs ago #35

"It is not really intelligent and has no ability to truly create anything." dedl67 22 hrs ago #36

Agree.... anciano 21 hrs ago #39

doubtful. WarGamer 20 hrs ago #41

Yes, Gemini 3 is impressive and much faster than before fujiyamasan 19 hrs ago #42

This is from Gemini itself uponit7771 3 hrs ago #60

It's fucking boring and it makes the people who use it fucking boring. hunter 16 hrs ago #45

AI is changing the world for the better gulliver 15 hrs ago #48

Remember how computers were going to reduce the amount of paperwork we suffered... hunter 7 hrs ago #51

Now do hallucination rate uponit7771 3 hrs ago #56

I think that's a bit starry-eyed Happy Hoosier 3 hrs ago #62

Sell Ford and buy Jeremiah Buggy stock.....1912 Melon 14 hrs ago #49

Right now Fords engine doesn't work like they said it does, of course sell Ford uponit7771 3 hrs ago #57

Cryptocurrency is literally hot air. Qutzupalotl 4 hrs ago #53