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Shipwack

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8. While he's correct, it doesn't matter.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 02:10 PM

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What matters is whether the pointy hair bosses believe this. A lot of them don’t, or have been sold a bill of goods by the consultants they overpayed to advise them.

The “smartest” of them know AI is crappy, but they feel it’s “good enough” to replace a whole lot of people. A whole slew of entry level writing jobs at publications have been taken over by bots. They haven’t thought about where new mid level writers are going to come from… Then again, maybe they’re hoping that by the time that’s an issue AI will have advanced enough.

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An AI pioneer says the technology is 'limited' and won't replace humans anytime soon [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

If it don't make pizza, it ain't worth nothing. /nt bucolic_frolic Saturday #1

Might I add that you can only divide the pie of potential users so far. There is no way all of these data flashman13 Saturday #2

In the end I think what you'll see is Amazo, Microsoft and Google be the dominant three. cstanleytech Saturday #4

In the end the big guys will gobble up everyone else for pennies on the dollar. flashman13 Saturday #5

Well I got agree there as when it comes to writing they are extremely limited. cstanleytech Saturday #3

Yep. not fooled Saturday #7

Even it's factual questions can be flawed so you should always verify as some Trump lawyers are learning right now. cstanleytech Saturday #14

So don't use AI for writing. Anything you write with it isn't your work anyway and can't be copyrighted. highplainsdem Saturday #11

I don't, I have tested it out though and it's just not at the point where it'll replace a human being. cstanleytech Saturday #13

One serious limit: AI bots are completely incapable of actual logic William Seger Saturday #6

While he's correct, it doesn't matter. Shipwack Saturday #8

AI isn't really that much intelligence (for now at least), it is automation on steroids ToxMarz Saturday #9

I heard the same thing from an industry insider mdbl Saturday #10

The venture capital bubble may burst, but that's not going to stop the research. LudwigPastorius Saturday #12

That article is nothing but pro-AI hype from someone incapable of being objective about AI. He's highplainsdem Saturday #15

I totally agree. When the IT revolution rolled in during the late 60s, early 70s/80s, we were just seeing the beginning SWBTATTReg Saturday #16

We already have examples of computer aided 'reality' presentations. Aussie105 22 hrs ago #17

The only benefit I can see from any of this is to the employers FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #18

One setting of Ara does indeed talk back Polybius 13 hrs ago #19

Company owners and bosses don't use that setting FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #20

Yep, that's true Polybius 11 hrs ago #21