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Like many things it can be. And has been used in that way a lot, like other hyped things (blockchain comes to mind). But unlike blockchain, ML has a real use an
by ganstyles 6y ago
Like many things it can be. And has been used in that way a lot, like other hyped things (blockchain comes to mind). But unlike blockchain, ML has a real use and can be unreasonably effective at certain things. It's not a grift when used for the purposes for which it is effective.
- EthanHeilman 6y agoBlockchain has a real use, in that people use it and it lets people do things they could do before. Blockchain has an expectation problem, its most breathless promoters promised things that no technology can deliver and then when it fails to deliver on those very high expectations it creates the impression that Blockchain failed. Blockchain, for instance, can't fix journalism, but it shouldn't be expected to, anymore than the internet or databases could be expected to "fix journalism".
- astrophysician 6y agoYou could say the exact same thing about AI: people who don’t really understand it can dominate a given “AI” culture at a given company, and then others come away with the wrong impression of what it is and what it can and can’t do. To say AI is a grift is a bit silly, but at the same time it’s quite understandable that a lot of people would have this opinion.