Hacker News with Generative AI: Hype

Godot Isn't Making It (wheresyoured.at)
What if what we're seeing today isn't a glimpse of the future, but the new terms of the present? What if artificial intelligence isn't actually capable of doing much more than what we're seeing today, and what if there's no clear timeline when it'll be able to do more? What if this entire hype cycle has been built, goosed by a compliant media ready and willing to take career-embellishers at their word?

Artificial Intelligence, Media, Hype

9 points by earthboundkid 39 days ago | 0 comments

Godot Isn't Making It (wheresyoured.at)
What if what we're seeing today isn't a glimpse of the future, but the new terms of the present? What if artificial intelligence isn't actually capable of doing much more than what we're seeing today, and what if there's no clear timeline when it'll be able to do more? What if this entire hype cycle has been built, goosed by a compliant media ready and willing to take career-embellishers at their word?

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Media, Hype

13 points by rcarmo 45 days ago | 14 comments

Hype, Sustainability, and the Price of the Bigger-Is-Better Paradigm in AI (arxiv.org)
With the growing attention and investment in recent AI approaches such as large language models, the narrative that the larger the AI system the more valuable, powerful and interesting it is is increasingly seen as common sense.

Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, Hype

6 points by lamename 115 days ago | 0 comments

We need to check the gen AI hype and get back to reality (venturebeat.com)

Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Reality, Hype

12 points by mpweiher 134 days ago | 20 comments

Artificial intelligence is losing hype (economist.com)

Artificial intelligence, Hype, Technology, Trends

568 points by bx376 151 days ago | 782 comments

AI has created a 'fake it till you make it' bubble that could end in disaster (yahoo.com)