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[–] 0 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

Companies having done that doesn't make it fundamental to the technology. That's just something a lot of people who base their worldview on article headlines parrot.

Don't get me wrong, those practices are bad. But they come from the incentives and behaviour of the companies involved. The technology doesn't require them. That's a failure of a system that rewards companies for taking whatever they can get away with.

All of this is a capitalism problem, focusing on the technology is a distraction that will never achieve anything.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 minutes ago

    I’ve had a quick look at your discussion here.

    My view: The problem with neither .com nor AI was that the technologies are useless. The problem with the bubble is that many of the companies involved are promising far more than the technology can realistically deliver. Against this backdrop, it doesn’t matter how long you let the bubble run, because meeting those exaggerated expectations is simply impossible in reality.

    AI has its uses, particularly as specialised tools for specific fields, but – largely due to the hype – it is currently causing enormous damage on various levels. Against this backdrop, I believe that the bursting of the bubble will lead to a faster shift away from exaggerated, inefficient and wasteful technological promises towards efficient tools and solutions… and is therefore to be welcomed.

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