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The first tweet says ‘the current climate in AI’ and ‘everyone’. But actually it’s just social bubbles especially in VCs. It’s not a response or a clarificati
by klelatti 4y ago
The first tweet says ‘the current climate in AI’ and ‘everyone’.
But actually it’s just social bubbles especially in VCs.
It’s not a response or a clarification it’s a change to the meaning of his headline.
- rcme 4y ago`Everyone` refers to all people in a given subset of the population. E.g. "Everyone arrives to school by 7:30" Obviously you're talking about people at a specific school, not every human on Earth.
- klelatti 4y agoBy saying 'in AI' the use of 'everyone' implies everyone in AI. My point still stands.
- ben_w 4y agoI wouldn't have written "everyone", but technically incorrect use of language is, ironically, one of the things people jump on GPT for when it gets things wrong: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34292129 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34292129
- klelatti 4y agoI almost wrote that he's hyping his own views on hype but that might be a little unfair.
- rcme 4y agoNo, quote uses “Everyone” in the context of people expecting return on investment: “ Everyone is expecting as a sure thing "civilization-altering" impact (& 100x returns on investment) in the next 2-3 years”
- klelatti 4y agoNot so. And even if it were so the statement he is making is still false - I’m absolutely certain not everyone who has investment expectations expects 100 x returns in 2-3 years. It’s a very sloppy tweet.
- rcme 4y agoI just read your newsletter. In an opening, you say "Hi everyone and thanks for subscribing." I haven't subscribed so your usage of "everyone" can't literally apply to every reader. Is it possible that using "everyone" is appropriate in such situations even if the statement doesn't literally apply to every single member of the subset?