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The air begins to leak out of the overinflated AI bubble (www.latimes.com)

submitted 2 months ago by grid11@lemy.nl to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Grofit@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (13 children)

A lot of the AI boom is like the DotCom boom of the Web era. The bubble burst and a lot of companies lost money but the technology is still very much important and relevant to us all.

AI feels a lot like that, it's here to stay, maybe not in th ways investors are touting, but for voice, image, video synthesis/processing it's an amazing tool. It also has lots of applications in biotech, targetting systems, logistics etc.

So I can see the bubble bursting and a lot of money being lost, but that is the point when actually useful applications of the technology will start becoming mainstream.

[–] criticalthreshold@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Google Search is such an important facet for Alphabet that they must invest as many billions as they can to lead the new generative-AI search. IMO for Google it's more than just a growth opportunity, it's a necessity.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess I don't really see why generative AI is a necessity for a search engine? It doesn't really help me find information any faster than a Wikipedia summary, and is less reliable.

[–] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So far...

Obviously still has fair share of dumb stuff happening with these systems today, but there have been some big steps in just the last few years. Wouldn't be surprised if it was much spookier a decade from now.

In general, good to use as a tool to be taken with grain of salt and further review.

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