▲ 258 ▼ Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion (www.theverge.com) submitted 1 year ago by lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments The unsolicited offer is higher than Perplexity’s valuation.
[–] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago (6 children) Pumping that bubble some more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] fuckyoukeith@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (5 children) It’s bizarre to see how many people and companies don’t see a bubble, it seems so clear to me that yeah, machine learning will continue, but this current iteration isn’t something that people respond well to permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago C levels want to ride the bubble and have their golden parachutes ready for when it pops. Then they can use their 'experience' as an excuse to have their connections prop them up again to ride the next bubble! permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago These AI companies know damned well it's a bubble, they're not stupid, they just can't risk missing out on being the next Microsoft or Google or FaceBook. It's the highest stakes gamble I've ever seen and there's so much money tied up that it will crash the US economy when it pops. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Isn't something that you don't respond to, sure. And here in social media you're surrounded by like-minded people. But perhaps AI is more popular with the general public than you think? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] danzabia@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago I love that the Lemmy crowd thinks people don't like LLMs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 1 year ago Weird comment as this iteration has spawned the fastest growing products of all time. There's no comparison possible with bubbles such as NFTs or the Metaverse. Financially it's a bubble because those products are grossly unprofitable even by VC standards, but the consumer appeal definitely is there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fuckyoukeith@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (5 children) It’s bizarre to see how many people and companies don’t see a bubble, it seems so clear to me that yeah, machine learning will continue, but this current iteration isn’t something that people respond well to permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago C levels want to ride the bubble and have their golden parachutes ready for when it pops. Then they can use their 'experience' as an excuse to have their connections prop them up again to ride the next bubble! permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago These AI companies know damned well it's a bubble, they're not stupid, they just can't risk missing out on being the next Microsoft or Google or FaceBook. It's the highest stakes gamble I've ever seen and there's so much money tied up that it will crash the US economy when it pops. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Isn't something that you don't respond to, sure. And here in social media you're surrounded by like-minded people. But perhaps AI is more popular with the general public than you think? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] danzabia@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago I love that the Lemmy crowd thinks people don't like LLMs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 1 year ago Weird comment as this iteration has spawned the fastest growing products of all time. There's no comparison possible with bubbles such as NFTs or the Metaverse. Financially it's a bubble because those products are grossly unprofitable even by VC standards, but the consumer appeal definitely is there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago C levels want to ride the bubble and have their golden parachutes ready for when it pops. Then they can use their 'experience' as an excuse to have their connections prop them up again to ride the next bubble! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago These AI companies know damned well it's a bubble, they're not stupid, they just can't risk missing out on being the next Microsoft or Google or FaceBook. It's the highest stakes gamble I've ever seen and there's so much money tied up that it will crash the US economy when it pops. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Isn't something that you don't respond to, sure. And here in social media you're surrounded by like-minded people. But perhaps AI is more popular with the general public than you think? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] danzabia@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago I love that the Lemmy crowd thinks people don't like LLMs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] danzabia@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago I love that the Lemmy crowd thinks people don't like LLMs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 1 year ago Weird comment as this iteration has spawned the fastest growing products of all time. There's no comparison possible with bubbles such as NFTs or the Metaverse. Financially it's a bubble because those products are grossly unprofitable even by VC standards, but the consumer appeal definitely is there. permalink fedilink source parent