The AI industry is selling that smiley face hard. Consider howTheDaily Showrecently skewered the hype, as expressed by industry leaders. Silicon Valley’s VC in chief, Marc Andreessen: “This has the potential to make life much better … I think it’s honestly a layup.” Altman: “I hat...
it works until it doesn’t, and then the whole thing comes crashing down. It is all based on the greater fool theory, that someone down the road is going to pay more for asset than what you paid, and more than
We decided to ignore the obvious. We know that large language models will continue to dominate. Regulators will grow bolder. AI’s problems—from bias to copyright to doomerism—will shape the agenda for researchers, regulators, and the public, not just in 2024 but for years to come. (Read...
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All seems great for now with increased wages and savings but I wonder how that can all go wrong. Not in a doomer scenario but wondering should employment turn down how long will that extra savings carry somebody or a family? There are only so many ways to cut expenses as some many are...