The AI hype vs. the math: Ed Zitron’s warning on a looming tech bust
TL;DR
Tech PR-turned-skeptic Ed Zitron argues that generative AI’s hype outpaces its actual capabilities and the economics don’t add up: LLMs still hallucinate and fail to learn autonomously, and the race to build vast datacentres is draining billions with little proven profit, leaving the AI boom vulnerable to a downturn amid rising backlash.
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