"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"
A place for all those who loathe AI to discuss things, post articles, and ridicule the AI hype. Proud supporter of working people. And proud booer of SXSW 2024.
AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
Ed Zitron has been talking about this for months. So much of the value of these companies is based on the assumption that they're going to have these massive data centers built in the next year, yet nobody is asking even where they're being built or how they're going to be made.
Just like with any bubble, there’s potential for a small number of these companies to wildly succeed, when the rest collapse. There’s no value in the implementation details, only in the gamble that it will be the one
They'll just use diesel generators instead and if they run out of those they'll probably start dragging old coal locomotives out of museums too and rigging those up to turn a generator, fuck the environment the AI must grow!
Fingers crossed 🙏🏾
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The fuck ai need with jets? It doesnt need to fly!