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mschuster91 3 hours ago

And so, it begins. The first domino has fallen.

I'm gonna go, grab some popcorn and cry a few tears... tears of joy.

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LanceJones 2 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Fallen? The founders and about 30 researchers took a $2.7 billion exit from Google in 2024.

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dumberquestions 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I had a conversation with someone some time in 2024 about Character Ai, wondering how something so obviously exploitative could exist, one data point to consider.

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Krasnol 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't know if there is something to be joyful about.

AI won't go away, it will just end up being a monopoly.

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FromTheFirstIn 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A monopoly on not making money

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ActionHank 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't think I know of anyone who denies the value of AI. I think 95% of the people who use it know that it is a tool and are angry / dismayed / confused about companies that are parading it around like a drop in replacement for anything.

Photoshop is a tool, vs code is a tool, git is a tool, excel is a tool. No one expected these to autonomously generate money.

People will be happy that the 5% who are delusional are going to be forced to reckon with the lies they've told themselves.

As an aside, I believe there will be a huge surge in crypto hype again once these sorts of get rich quick with AI schemes dry up.

	▲	mschuster91 25 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Crypto always has been backed by the natural demand of drug consumers, drug dealers and drug sellers. Now with marijuana being somewhat legalized in more and more parts of the world and everyone being able to see that the war on cocaine is all but lost... I think the demand for crypto will not recover any more.