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by nl 886 days ago
> who the hell snuck in and redefined the science of thinking machines to this sad and reductive get rich quick crap?

OpenAI, back in 2018: https://openai.com/charter

It wasn't particularly controversial at the time - didn't get mentioned in the HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16794194

1 comments

HN is not authority on anything.

And a private company trying to hijack a term is not impressive or even merits any discussion. They just willed the term into existence. The rest of us are free to disagree with their "definition".

I don't disagree with you. Your competing definition is a welcome addition to the conversation.