AI winter is well on its way (2018)

12 darkhorse13 5 7/5/2025, 6:28:31 PM blog.piekniewski.info ↗

Comments (5)

ctoth · 15h ago
The formula is so consistent: cherry-pick some disappointments, interpret any pivot as retreat, claim the hype is unsustainable, predict imminent collapse, position yourself as the sober realist. Rinse and repeat every 6-12 months, adjusting the timeline when the previous prediction fails to materialize.
alganet · 14h ago
His prediction of self-driving cars being a fiasco does not need any adjustment, and it stands after 7 years.
JLO64 · 13h ago
Living in LA where there are plenty of Waymo cars constantly driving around, I strongly disagree with that.
alganet · 12h ago
Yes, 400 of them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo#Robotaxis

LA has more than 6,000,000 cars.

That is how strong you can disagree with me. 400 out of 6,000,000. And I'm being kind by considering just LA.

joak · 28m ago
What counts is not the total numbers of cars today but the growth rate of this number.

Ten doublings is 1000x