Comment by qsort

Machine learning is way too generic of a term. Everything from linear regressions to neural models is technically "machine learning".

Language models are right now at the very top of the peak of inflated expectations. It's still too early to tell what the real impact will be, but it won't be even remotely close to what you read on the headlines.

Far more impressive technology (like Wolfram Alpha) has existed for almost a decade now, and it's directly comparable to language models for many applications.

My guess is they will end up being something like Rust. Very cool to look at, little impact on your day-to-day.