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Comment by janalsncm

11 days ago

Then it’s a market for lemons. Buyers can’t (or choose not to) tell a good AI idea from a bad one.

A market for lemons means there is an information asymmetry. Sellers know what they have and try to offload their lemons on clueless buyers. I don't think that's the case here.

  • It is indeed hard to tell how many of the people selling this stuff are True Believers. It's also a bit scary, given how incredibly implausible some of these stuff they're saying is.