Not sure why this dross, dated Dec 1, seems to be circulating now (and why it didn't cross my feed a month ago), but wow what a terrible essay.
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Not sure why this dross, dated Dec 1, seems to be circulating now (and why it didn't cross my feed a month ago), but wow what a terrible essay.
The rise of AI denialism
Computer scientist Louis Rosenberg argues that dismissing AI as a “bubble” or mere “slop” ignores the tectonic technological shift now unfolding.
Big Think (bigthink.com)
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
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Not sure why this dross, dated Dec 1, seems to be circulating now (and why it didn't cross my feed a month ago), but wow what a terrible essay.
The rise of AI denialism
Computer scientist Louis Rosenberg argues that dismissing AI as a “bubble” or mere “slop” ignores the tectonic technological shift now unfolding.
Big Think (bigthink.com)
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
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First, it displays a certain kind of intellectual laziness of a type I've seen before: Arguing against "pundits", "influencers" and "voices", without naming a single person whose specific arguments the author is arguing against.
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"By any objective measure, AI continues to improve at a stunning pace."
No one ever said "The iphone is improving all the time any moment now everyone will want one"
I mean... WHEN will we get there? This "it's getting better" line is a huge tell for me.
I do think there is a danger of just hoping AI goes away, it won't. We will need regulations and to think about its place.
When you bring that up this kind of guys says "nooo no... it will get better. Please no!"
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"By any objective measure, AI continues to improve at a stunning pace."
No one ever said "The iphone is improving all the time any moment now everyone will want one"
I mean... WHEN will we get there? This "it's getting better" line is a huge tell for me.
I do think there is a danger of just hoping AI goes away, it won't. We will need regulations and to think about its place.
When you bring that up this kind of guys says "nooo no... it will get better. Please no!"
@futurebird @emilymbender I don't understand what you're talking about.
ChatGPT has 800M weekly active users. It is one of the fastest growing products in history.
The company has revenue around $10B/year.
OpenAI hits $10 billion in annual recurring revenue fueled by ChatGPT growth
OpenAI is now generating $10 billion in annual recurring revenue, according to a company spokesperson.
CNBC (www.cnbc.com)
The product works for people. They use it and benefit from it. It's not "any day now". It's now.
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"By any objective measure, AI continues to improve at a stunning pace."
No one ever said "The iphone is improving all the time any moment now everyone will want one"
I mean... WHEN will we get there? This "it's getting better" line is a huge tell for me.
I do think there is a danger of just hoping AI goes away, it won't. We will need regulations and to think about its place.
When you bring that up this kind of guys says "nooo no... it will get better. Please no!"
Where is AI experiencing natural BIG success?
* To generate spam (fake books, videos, "content")
* As marketing for stocks (eg our company will make money we use or do AI)
* In some narrow science applications
* A small segment of the public seems to become addicted to it, in some cases in maladaptive ways.have I missed anything? I know there are many other niche examples, but who will be the main customers?
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@futurebird @emilymbender I don't understand what you're talking about.
ChatGPT has 800M weekly active users. It is one of the fastest growing products in history.
The company has revenue around $10B/year.
OpenAI hits $10 billion in annual recurring revenue fueled by ChatGPT growth
OpenAI is now generating $10 billion in annual recurring revenue, according to a company spokesperson.
CNBC (www.cnbc.com)
The product works for people. They use it and benefit from it. It's not "any day now". It's now.
I didn't say "By any objective measure, AI continues to improve at a stunning pace." that was Louis Rosenberg
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I didn't say "By any objective measure, AI continues to improve at a stunning pace." that was Louis Rosenberg
@futurebird @emilymbender right. I think you're trying to make the point that AI is not useful for people? Or am I reading you wrong? It doesn't seem to be borne out by the usage numbers, which show huge adoption. Maybe you're making some different point.
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@futurebird @emilymbender right. I think you're trying to make the point that AI is not useful for people? Or am I reading you wrong? It doesn't seem to be borne out by the usage numbers, which show huge adoption. Maybe you're making some different point.
When I point out the shortfalls someone always says "but it's improving" -- these improvements do not address the shortfalls ... the gap between what is promised and what it really can do.
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When I point out the shortfalls someone always says "but it's improving" -- these improvements do not address the shortfalls ... the gap between what is promised and what it really can do.
@futurebird @emilymbender oh, ok. Welp, hundreds of millions of people are using ChatGPT on a weekly basis right now, despite whatever shortfalls you're pointing out. And that's just one product. So what it really can do, right now, is scratching a lot of people's itch.
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@futurebird @emilymbender oh, ok. Welp, hundreds of millions of people are using ChatGPT on a weekly basis right now, despite whatever shortfalls you're pointing out. And that's just one product. So what it really can do, right now, is scratching a lot of people's itch.
A lot of people use blockchain too every day. It has applications.
