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For those of us who live in a bubble, what AI hype is out there? I recently had a problem cross my desk which the stakeholders thought might be solvable with a
by randomdata 2y ago
For those of us who live in a bubble, what AI hype is out there?
I recently had a problem cross my desk which the stakeholders thought might be solvable with an LLM, which may have been true, but ultimately was more easily solved using plain old boring programming techniques. Is that the hype?
While the final solution didn't need to involve LLMs or anything of that nature, I don't think said stakeholders would have been able to even envision the possibility of trying to solve said problem had semi-recent technological developments that has taken on the AI moniker not enabled them to think more creatively about what machines might be able to do. Without that, there is little chance I would have become aware of the problem someone faced.
If that's the AI hype, I'm game. Being able to get computers to do things others didn't think was possible is what brings me to the world of software development.
- taurath 2y agoHype is that companies can only raise money or keep their stock price afloat if they have some angle into the Next Big Thing, regardless of whether the Next Big Thing actually turns out to be that.
- moooo99 2y agoI would define hype as a situation where the shovel sellers make more money than the shovelers combined
- didgetmaster 2y agoI would define it as when the shovel makers try to pretend that it isn't just a great tool to dig a hole; but that it will do everything like cook your food, make your clothes, and repair your car.
- al_borland 2y agoWhen you don’t get a raise next year, because you used boring programming techniques instead of AI. That’s the hype. It doesn’t matter if the problem gets solved, it just matters if the marketing team can use “AI” in the sales pitch.
- randomdata 2y agoWhy can't they use "AI" in the sales pitch?