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by ben_w 751 days ago
You're reminding me of the takes in the original dot-com bubble — which was indeed a bubble, don't get me wrong — all the nay-sayers 24 years ago asking why anyone would want to shop or bank online, missing that it was easy, fast, cheap, convenient, and sufficiently good.

Of course, just a lot of companies went under when that bubble collapsed, and there's no guarantee that any of the current AI players will make the right move this time either.

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This is completely unrelated.

We are talking about profitable and established businesses trying to catch the train before it leaves.

I think there is space for a lot of interesting innovations and products in the AI space, even within its current limitations.

But what we're seeing now is not smart, and frankly ridiculous.