Comment by hexage1814

12 days ago

AI will never be able to create a browser, just as AI was never able to defeat a chess grandmaster.

Yeah that's one of the real takeaways from this. This will improve over time. People seem to get so put off by hype that they forget there can be things of real significance underneath it. You could make a long list of what's amazing and promising about this "implement a browser" task, despite all its shortcomings.

  • So grifting is okay, just because someday the grift might come true?

    • Meh. What do you think the grift is here exactly? No one’s trying to sell the newly minted source code to a web browser.

      If this is the first time you’ve encountered a hype bubble, it’s a good opportunity to learn so that you can navigate the next one more easily.

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That's probably true but what is the point of misrepresenting it today? It's a sick society where that is a net benefit to a corp