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According to Lemmy Users: Blockchain was a grift, AI is a grift, Quantum computing will be a future grift. So according to you what new and emergent technologies are not / will not be a grift? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I wouldn’t say all “AI” was a grift. Machine learning is a useful tool, like a hammer, it’s just not a magic genie for everything. Always has been, always will be.

Same with blockchain, albeit in a much narrower niche. I do think it’s a terrible system for a widely-used currency, though.

Same with quantum computing. It’s a niche.

The pattern is that Tech Bros inflate something narrowly interesting into a “it’s going to ascend the human race if you give us enough money” FOMO thing.

…And, currently, the next target seems to be space travel.

Again, I emphasize. Very useful in certain niches, like science. Stupendously impractical outside of them.

[–] Ibuthyr@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hate how "AI" is abused in many ways. But it is a huge help for me transitioning to Linux. It's such a time saver, plus I actually learn from it as I always ask what the commands are for and to explain them to me. Often I can then detect if it's right or wrong and then come up with better alternatives. I'm a bit ashamed to admit this honestly.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, the shame is weird.

I've been playing with LLMS since 2022 or so, and the transition from being able to talk about them as something neat to the (well deserved) hate was... surreal.

I'd point to trying to use local or open weights models first, but other than that you shouldn't be ashamed of reasonable use.