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Re:AI is too expensive by bauldursdev on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @01:05PM (#48196076)
I'm not really an AI-futurist or anything, I think the truth is between the extremes, but it seems like a lot of people who are ideologically against AI just move the goal posts whenever a new development is made. They also seem to operate under the assumption that whatever the current state of the technology is is as good as it will ever be. "it can't even do x today, so it'll never be good".
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Re:AI is too expensive by minimaxir on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @01:09PM (#48196133)
The truth is indeed between the extremes, but it requires a lot of technical nuance which neither Ed nor his audience want.
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Re:AI is too expensive by operatingthetan on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @01:11PM (#48196153)
He seems to primarily discuss the economics of the industry.
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Re:AI is too expensive by skeledrew on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @03:16PM (#48198022)
About which his opinions are continuously being proven wrong.
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Re:AI is too expensive by operatingthetan on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @04:44PM (#48199342)
It seems like economists can do that their entire careers and keep getting paid.
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Re:AI is too expensive by skeledrew on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @04:56PM (#48199526)
It's all about being economical.
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Re:AI is too expensive by ragall on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @08:42PM (#48201614)
You mean just like all AI maximalists that keep pushing the date of AGI to anywhere between "next year" and "10 years from now" ?
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Re:AI is too expensive by bauldursdev on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @03:43PM (#48299516)
Yeah it's the same thing. No shortage of uninformed opinions on each side (not like I know WTF is going to happen, but at least I don't go around presenting my uninformed beliefs as fact).
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