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Haha I feel the long winded observation, I get it. I'm open to being wrong about AI, but you missed the main point of my argument
Right now AI simply can't (or at least last time I checked because you're correct the technology moves very fast) do the things I mentioned.
These things, in my mind, are the gatekeepers for profitability if AI can figure these and any other issues and turn a profit before the bubble bursts, then yes we'd have an AI future. If we really get down to brass tacks (and now that I'm really thinking about it) that is the objective issue with AI, it isn't profitable yet, it doesn't matter if it can code a simulation of every life form on this planet if it isn't making money. If it can solve this problem however, then yes I'd agree, everyone saying "AI can't..." with eat their words seasoned with a little salt.
To address your accusation of cherry picking articles and advice for keeping in touch, I was kind of forced to cherry pick while attempting to keep in touch? When I was researching modern developments in AI all I was fed was an excessive amount of marketing material (this is a red flag for obvious reasons), I had to intentionally break good faith and search for things like "The issues with claude code" to get something written by a person who did not have a conflict of interest when it came to reviewing AI
I'd love to see examples of AI proving the naysayers wrong, but I was either seeing nothing but hype or enough evidence to remain skeptical of the technology.
What I'm trying to say is that I've tried to follow AI, I've tried to be impartial, but combined with what I am seeing, what I experienced as a software developer, and the economic side of AI, I don't see any sort of AI revolution akin to the printing press or the internet. Just another race to wealth fueled by hype and some very impressive math.
I do think that outside of coding AI has some really great promises, like being able to design an Excel spreadsheet in plain English is amazing for anyone afraid of Excel, so microsoft copilot has my respect within the M365 suite, granted I don't know what the Excel wizards have to say about the matter, but I think your average 9 to 5 desk worker whose experience with Excel revolved around accidentally opening it once would love copilot.