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 What The Fuck Ya''ll?

Well, I guess it's finally time for me to throw my hat in the ring regarding the latest oversold bunch of bullshit. 

 

Whether it's a sketchy chatbot that most people don't understand is just an algorithm that guesses the next most probable word based on other things that have been written, some weird pictures mashed together based on searches of disparate elements (that most people don't understand is just pixels getting changed until it matches the search terms) - the *slightly* more useful functions for assisting in programming or other complicated/time consuming tasks - or things that have been being developed for years - like protein folding, or machine learning - it's definitely the new buzzword that people literally can't shut the fuck up about.

 Some Quotes:

'Oh my God - it's evil and it's going to take over the world!' 

 -The same dumb-asses who scream this every time something new comes along.

 

'Oh my God - it's incredible, and it's going to change the way we do everything!!!' 

 -The same (but different set of) dumb-asses who scream this every time something new comes along.

 

The reality:

People are trying to make money.

 

Not by using AI to increase productivity, etc. mind you - but instead, by attempting to increase their stock prices by including 'AI' in their prospectuses (prospectii?), and scaring everyone into thinking that if they don't follow suit, that they will risk getting left in the proverbial 'dust'.

So, expect to see 'AI' show up in all kinds of places that it has no reason to exist, and has no actual practical application to (at least yet) - along with self-important people telling you that they don't know what the current state of AI is (without just telling you that they don't know what the current state of AI is).

Here is where I will include the obligatory statement reiterating the fact that AI is indeed a real thing, with a range of real-world applications - and will only improve as time goes by.

And here is where I will talk about the long storied history of people being convinced that the 'new shit' is far more advanced and capable than it actually is.  I have been listening to a number of people rave about how they use AI in all aspects of their jobs - giving lectures on how it can be implemented into their fields, and basically lining up to fellate our new robot overlords.

In many cases, they are (unsurprisingly) the same people who jumped directly on the Revit dick, which (instead of increasing productivity, improving coordination, or adding any demonstrable benefit) resulted in considerable wanking, and self-congratulation (as well as additional work, delays, etc.).  

It's not surprising, because these are the type of people who love to believe that they are on the 'bleeding edge of tech', but are actually just falling for the sales pitch.

More than a few people have pointed out the (glaring) similarities between the current AI wankery and the .com boom/bust - or the (continued) pyramid scheme of blockchain/bitcoin/NFT's (which relied heavily on hype over substance), as well as other stock 'bubbles' that are the result of everyone jumping on a bandwagon (often one that they don't actually understand), and buying their own bullshit.

So to conclude - CALM THE FUCK DOWN, get over yourself, and see where this all leads.  If you think you can make a career out of either using or hyping AI, then go for it - but don't be surprised when you find yourself surrounded by AI bros, all of whom thought they were the only ones who thought of it (while very few actually even understand the technology or its practical application).

 (Not written by an AI)

-SkullFuck

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