Comment by psiszj

14 days ago

What’s the point in using these tools if they’re gonna replace us in a few years? It’s weird the author says that but then his conclusion is basically “go spend money on stuff I’m invested in”.

Covid comparison is apt. I remember being insanely scared in Jan 2020 when those videos of Chinese people dropping dead were coming out (and being shamed by most of my peers etc). Few months later it was starting to become obvious it was really only a major risk if you were old or infirm, but the rest of the world had took awhile to catch up.

AI’s big and gonna change stuff - and like COVID probably for the worse - but we’re in a poorly understood hype cycle right now.

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karmakurtisaani  14 days ago

> What’s the point in using these tools if they’re gonna replace us in a few years?

Increase shareholder value in the short term.

  • opem  13 days ago

    > > What’s the point in using these tools if they’re gonna replace us in a few years?

    > Increase shareholder value in the short term.

    everytime I see this as the ultimate conclusion for all of these kind of hype posts

hulitu  9 days ago

> when those videos of Chinese people dropping dead were coming out

Some people really need to be told not to believe everything they see on the media.

aero9188  14 days ago

> Few months later it was starting to become obvious it was really only a major risk if you were old or infirm, but the rest of the world had took awhile to catch up.

Only a risk in terms of dying sure, but plenty of people lost taste and smell for long periods before the vaccine (I wouldn't be surprised if some of them have yet to get it back). I'd rather be dead, to be honest. The food around my part of the world is too delicious.