▲ 561 ▼ Sam Altman Says Gen Z Are Lame for Not Worshipping AI: "They always want to go do the thing that was cool five years ago." (futurism.com) submitted 1 week ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 156 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 54 points 1 week ago (8 children) AI was cool 5 years ago. It's not anymore. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] stoy@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 week ago* (2 children) Was it? Hummmm.... Yeah, I guess it was cool for a few months, then it quickly stopped being cool.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago* It was cool just long enough for the novelty to wear off and the facts of how it was developed, how environmentally destructive it is, and what it will be used for to come out permalink fedilink source parent [–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago It was cool before it hit mainstream. If you never knew or followed the space before that then it may seem like it always sucked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] moonshadow@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago I last thought it was cool in... checks notes 2016, when an innocent project to differentiate the content and style of images got turned into a big social media face alteration filter data harvesting thing. Feel kinda guilty about accidentally contributing in whatever small way that was at this point permalink fedilink source parent [–] snooggums@piefed.world 14 points 1 week ago (3 children) It was never cool. At best it was a clever parlor trick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (2 children) I thought it was neat at first too, but yeah, have definitely lost interest. I'm surprised when I see people at work actually using it like on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) Hell... I recall going to a developer conference and seeing image recognition powered by machine learning a good 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago Yeah, I remember the ML hype was SO hot back then. I got into it a little late, but I remember the fintech company I worked at making this ML powered "credit card approval checker" to see how likely you would be to get approved for a CC without doing a credit check. Anyway, it probably worked fine. Actually legit ML actually works a lot better for that sort of thing than today's LLMs, but I'd bet it's "ai powered" now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 week ago* (2 children) Was it? Hummmm.... Yeah, I guess it was cool for a few months, then it quickly stopped being cool.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago* It was cool just long enough for the novelty to wear off and the facts of how it was developed, how environmentally destructive it is, and what it will be used for to come out permalink fedilink source parent [–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago It was cool before it hit mainstream. If you never knew or followed the space before that then it may seem like it always sucked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago* It was cool just long enough for the novelty to wear off and the facts of how it was developed, how environmentally destructive it is, and what it will be used for to come out permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago It was cool before it hit mainstream. If you never knew or followed the space before that then it may seem like it always sucked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moonshadow@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago I last thought it was cool in... checks notes 2016, when an innocent project to differentiate the content and style of images got turned into a big social media face alteration filter data harvesting thing. Feel kinda guilty about accidentally contributing in whatever small way that was at this point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 14 points 1 week ago (3 children) It was never cool. At best it was a clever parlor trick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (2 children) I thought it was neat at first too, but yeah, have definitely lost interest. I'm surprised when I see people at work actually using it like on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) Hell... I recall going to a developer conference and seeing image recognition powered by machine learning a good 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago Yeah, I remember the ML hype was SO hot back then. I got into it a little late, but I remember the fintech company I worked at making this ML powered "credit card approval checker" to see how likely you would be to get approved for a CC without doing a credit check. Anyway, it probably worked fine. Actually legit ML actually works a lot better for that sort of thing than today's LLMs, but I'd bet it's "ai powered" now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (2 children) I thought it was neat at first too, but yeah, have definitely lost interest. I'm surprised when I see people at work actually using it like on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) Hell... I recall going to a developer conference and seeing image recognition powered by machine learning a good 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago Yeah, I remember the ML hype was SO hot back then. I got into it a little late, but I remember the fintech company I worked at making this ML powered "credit card approval checker" to see how likely you would be to get approved for a CC without doing a credit check. Anyway, it probably worked fine. Actually legit ML actually works a lot better for that sort of thing than today's LLMs, but I'd bet it's "ai powered" now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) Hell... I recall going to a developer conference and seeing image recognition powered by machine learning a good 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago Yeah, I remember the ML hype was SO hot back then. I got into it a little late, but I remember the fintech company I worked at making this ML powered "credit card approval checker" to see how likely you would be to get approved for a CC without doing a credit check. Anyway, it probably worked fine. Actually legit ML actually works a lot better for that sort of thing than today's LLMs, but I'd bet it's "ai powered" now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago Yeah, I remember the ML hype was SO hot back then. I got into it a little late, but I remember the fintech company I worked at making this ML powered "credit card approval checker" to see how likely you would be to get approved for a CC without doing a credit check. Anyway, it probably worked fine. Actually legit ML actually works a lot better for that sort of thing than today's LLMs, but I'd bet it's "ai powered" now. permalink fedilink source parent