I don’t understand why tech companies are investing so much in AI. Are there any industries that show real promise in terms of revenue or power?

From my perspective it all just seems a bit “kind of useful”, not justifying the expense.

  • Asafum@lemmy.world
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    I guess they just need to pray for 100% accuracy before you retire. There’s going to be a massive issue if hallucinations still exist and we expect software engineers to review AI code, but no one knows how to code anymore or no JR devs were ever hired again to gain experience.

    But that’s a nice can we can kick down the road for future us to deal with. There’s money to be made now so fuck the future.

    /Wrist

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      I hope I have 30 years until I retire, but given how rapid progress has been, I’m worried about whether or not I’ll still have a job in just a tenth of that time. The technology is just a few years old and already so powerful that my bet is that current limitations will be overcome. (And the goal isn’t 100% accuracy, because humans don’t have 100% accuracy.)