[ilaksh]

I've been avoiding having a real job for most of my adult life. I am trying to build an online business or two that leverages AI. Such as for fine tuning LLMs or an open source agent hosting system.

Although right now I don't have the energy to work on that stuff since I am scrambling to get the next crap Upwork contract.

[bruce511]

I say this with respect.

If you are following the trend of the moment, your chance of success is low.

Everyone and their friend is "working on an AI business" right now. Some might make it. You might be one of them. Most will turn into nothing.

Again, with respect, jumping into AI now shows a lack of imagination. If you want to make something of value, you need to get outside the mainstream, be more creative, not something that's just riding the current hype wave.

I say this to be constructive. Not to insult.

[ilaksh]

The fact that you had to claim it was respectful multiple times indicates that the opposite is true.

I kind of asked to be disrespected by admitting that I am not having an easy life.

I got into generative AI awhile back when GPT-3 came out. A very significant portion of Silicon Valley also switched to AI related efforts. Not from a lack of imagination but because it was painfully obvious how powerful it was.

It's been enough to get by. It's definitely easier to get jobs on Upwork in a trending field.

Since I've been pursuing online business for over a decade and built many for others, I am quite aware of the odds of success.

What you actually informed me about was only your lack of respect.

None of the rest of it was even a tiny bit informative.

Perhaps to are projecting this as a way to defend against your poor ability to adapt.