I don’t buy a lot of the negative hype either, but you didn’t list one of the main ones. Their use in spam.
Lately there have been issues with people submitting AI generated bug reports to bug bounty programs and wasting everyone’s time. For this reason a lot of projects are considering shuttering their bug bounty programs entirely. It’s just one example of the many that AI-spam has caused.
1, 2, 4, power wastage, the hype, the low returns for all the time, energy, and resources spent on a technology that has its uses but is no more a panacea than bitcoin, web4 or any of the other bullshit bubbles that have been ubiquitous since people worked out that venture capitalists will spunk unlimited amounts of money at the latest shiny thing.
Sounds like you dislike LLMs, not AI. Many medical breakthroughs have come from AI/ML. Car safety features, drone flight assistance, weather prediction, etc, are all examples of good AI.
AI is a catch all term, and I’m using it as such. I’m not saying that none of the technology has any use, but the hype saying it’s a panacea is just that - hype. The same as Blockchain, which has its uses but was hyped out of all proportion.
You are right that LLMs are particularly bad when it comes to value for energy/water/hardware etc.
I’ve heard several different reasons, which one is it for you?
Also, are you against all AI (such as NPC AI, chess robots, intelligent vacuum cleaners, etc) or specifically LLMs/generative AI?
I don’t buy a lot of the negative hype either, but you didn’t list one of the main ones. Their use in spam.
Lately there have been issues with people submitting AI generated bug reports to bug bounty programs and wasting everyone’s time. For this reason a lot of projects are considering shuttering their bug bounty programs entirely. It’s just one example of the many that AI-spam has caused.
1, 2, 4, power wastage, the hype, the low returns for all the time, energy, and resources spent on a technology that has its uses but is no more a panacea than bitcoin, web4 or any of the other bullshit bubbles that have been ubiquitous since people worked out that venture capitalists will spunk unlimited amounts of money at the latest shiny thing.
Sounds like you dislike LLMs, not AI. Many medical breakthroughs have come from AI/ML. Car safety features, drone flight assistance, weather prediction, etc, are all examples of good AI.
AI is a catch all term, and I’m using it as such. I’m not saying that none of the technology has any use, but the hype saying it’s a panacea is just that - hype. The same as Blockchain, which has its uses but was hyped out of all proportion.
You are right that LLMs are particularly bad when it comes to value for energy/water/hardware etc.