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spudspud

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4. Good. The faster they realize these LLM's are overhyped, glorified chat bots...

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:36 AM

Jun 12

and not true Gen AI, the better. These AI companies are selling mostly hype to buy time until they can produce actual AI sometime after we get (eventually) useful, working quantum computers.

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Corporations Reeling From Huge AI Costs With No Clear Benefits [View all] SamuelTheThird Jun 12 OP

JFC, another 'new' tech toy bubble about to burst. Justice matters. Jun 12 #1

"Let's replace real thinking with a safe mediocre ersatz schmear of ideas! It'll be great!" struggle4progress Jun 12 #2

It's hard to argue against AI without sounding like a "hater" nuxvomica Jun 12 #3

Good. The faster they realize these LLM's are overhyped, glorified chat bots... spudspud Jun 12 #4

Other than the data crunching for scientific research and medicine, what good is it? SunSeeker Jun 12 #5

They and we won't know had bad they are... LetsGetSmartAboutIt Jun 12 #6