> There's infinite generative things and talk of replacing life with a metaverse/AI equivalent. Sounds like Second Life all over again, except with way more gr

> There's infinite generative things and talk of replacing life with a metaverse/AI equivalent. Sounds like Second Life all over again, except with way more grifting and even more empty promises, as well as scams. That said, ChatGPT makes for an excellent complement to a search engine/IDE and can help both iterating on ideas more quickly, as well as aid in learning - provided that you actually verify the claims. It has saved me hours getting code and language structures working, or realizing what's not possible, than just browsing the docs would take me. Some people are promising a new form of life, whereas I'm happy to basically have IntelliSense 2, hype cycles and all... Unfortunately, this might also mean that customer support will be increasingly LLM driven, making getting satisfactory answers in non standard situations even harder, in addition to fewer jobs being available. This will also apply to other sectors, too.