Someone trapped an LLM oninferior hardware and infused it with existential dread (xda-developers.com)

Previously, the focus was on IoT—something and stupid kubernetes that barely stirred any genuine interest—or on Blockchain, before that, it was the rise of tablet PCs, eBook readers, and micropayments.

All of it amounted to little more than distractions, fleeting fascinations with the latest shiny novelty.

Interestingly, statements like this hardly ever provoke any reaction, yet people are inexplicably drawn to nonsense of the aforementioned kind.

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rossdavidh · 1h ago

So, there is a glut of computing power, and they want to use it for something. IoT, Blockchain, AI, etc. are all ways of using up a surplus of computing power, rather than admitting that supply has gotten well ahead of demand.

https://www.rosshartshorn.net/stuffrossthinksabout/computing...

minimaxir · 55m ago

IoT/Blockchain only had proof-of-concepts of practical applications and hype. AI/LLMs have actual applications with a tangible increase in utility.

That isn't to say the hype for AI is proportionate to said utility, but it's the key difference.

gsky · 51m ago

we would not have had computers and internet if 80s people chose not to chase next big thing.

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