• FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    It was inevitable that the bubble built on people being hyped and expecting sentient computers would burst.

    AI has applications, but the ridiculous promises of these tech companies haven’t been tethered to reality for quite some time.

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      8 days ago

      I’ve heard it likened to the dot-com boom: yeah, we’ve got a tonne of e-commerce today, but the stars hadn’t aligned in early 2k.