[disqard]

The way you articulated it, connected with a thought I've had (for over a year now):

AI is like oil, in that it's "burning" a resource that took geological timescales to accrue. Its value derives from the energy-dense and instantaneous act of combusting a fossil fuel, and in this particular part of the "terrain", it will be a local maximum for A Long Time.

Just like how it's taken absurdly long (still very much WIP) for human societies to prioritize weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels, I fear we are going to latch onto GenAI/LLMs pretty hard, and not let go.

[barrell]

I like the comparison with fossil fuels, that feels very accurate. I hope we do not develop the same dependency.