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I dunno, I remember that many of the commenters here were equally optimistic in 2015-16. It took a lot of arguments and discussion before people realised that i
by disgruntledphd2 6y ago
I dunno, I remember that many of the commenters here were equally optimistic in 2015-16. It took a lot of arguments and discussion before people realised that it was much harder than it seemed.
- wpietri 6y agoThen that raises another interesting possibility: that absolutely nobody at the deranged-optimism companies knew what they were doing. Because there were definitely experts who knew those dates were impossible. Less 18 months after that Lyft prediction, roboticist and AI expert Rodney Brooks said that free-roaming auto-taxis wouldn't be running before 2035: https://rodneybrooks.com/my-dated-predictions/ https://rodneybrooks.com/my-dated-predictions/
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoIt is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his stock price depends on not understanding it.
- wpietri 6y agoWisdom for the ages.