Author here. Indeed - it would be just as fantastical to deny there has been no value from deep learning, transformers, etc. Yesterday I heard Cory Doctorow ta

Author here. Indeed - it would be just as fantastical to deny there has been no value from deep learning, transformers, etc. Yesterday I heard Cory Doctorow talk about a bunch of pro bono lawyers using LLMs to mine paperwork and help exonerate innocent people. Also a big win. There's good stuff - engineering - that can be done with the underlying tech without the hyperscaling.