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Re:OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales b... by bckr on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @08:17PM (#41990816)
It’s gonna require N more hype cycles (bearing in mind that usefulness is the expected endpoint of the hype cycle)
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Re:OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales b... by Terr_ on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @10:08PM (#41991278)
> (bearing in mind that usefulness is the expected endpoint of the hype cycle)

I think for the people doing it, the expected endpoint is more about raising the price of shares they hold until they've been sold.

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Re:OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales b... by bckr on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @11:26PM (#41991705)
Hype cycles ride on real progress that’s first blown out of proportion, then under-appreciated. LLMs are still magic AF. We are just so tired of hearing about them and how they’re going to change everything.
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