So you're acknowledging that cowboys who slap things into a production system are the problem?

Got it.

I take it you haven't used AI at all recently. It's absolutely amazing how many people haven't even got a clue how AI works and give it a false equivalency of a stackoverflow copypasta bot. Sorry, no. It hasn't been that bad for at least a year.

Nobody considered the metaverse inevitable. That's false equivalency.

The truth is that AI is inseparable from business, at this point. It's just like "cloud": an irritating buzzword with a lot of trumped up buzz, but a meaningful and appreciated advancement which isn't going away.

The neophytes just haven't caught up, yet.

Pretty accurate conveyance of what most slashdotters are these days. It's not like it was back in the day...

What's "snake oil" about it? And what kind of people consider this "insightful" and not a troll?

Would you consider a facility producing clean water and power (like a nuclear desalination facility) to be "snake oil"? You know: things which are in high demand and improve the lives of many. No, AI isn't clean water or power (and it does use those things). But it is akin to a revolutionary change, like the steam engine, or the Sterling engine, which completely changed the face of industry in a very short period of time.

If you haven't used AI in a meaningful way in the past, oh, 6 months, you should rightfully consider your opinion invalid on this topic. I know it's popular, particular with "real programmers" to make these hubristic statements, but there's no truth in it. It's usually those most heavily steeped in the old ways of doing things who have the hardest time with new things.

The same was true 6 months ago. The field has changed a lot, with breakthrough changes almost daily - so much so that just keeping track of everything released is an exercise in and of itself, nevermind testing it. I have hardware set aside just to do that, and there's often a 2-3 day queue.

Personally, I do hold it against people if they're not significantly using AI at this point. It's a self-enforced personal limitation in capabilities. You still have to work, but it's hard to argue against the economics of it: a single developer can 10x output with ease, and the quality is significantly better than most developers can produce. It speeds architectural design significantly and improves associated outcomes, even when you know what you're doing. It helps identify faults.

Even outside the domain of programming it's a game changer in many ways, though we're just now only starting to get to the point where those capabilities can be realized.

The AI industry is much larger than just OpenAI and Anthropic. There are many other companies doing useful, meaningful work aside from just selling tokens - including local inference and open model initiatives. It's useful to keep that in mind. This technology isn't going away anytime soon.

Asbestos siding works fine unless it's made friable by demolition. Ditto abundant asbestos plumbing etc insulation in old structures.

The world has plenty of other sources of scrap copper.

I should have added "Even allowing it via compliant systems invites Bubba to do it his way".

Evidently this was not thought through.

Backpowering service panels by connecting external power via household outlets can and has killed and injured linemen.

"Suicide cords" were originally DIY items used by idiots to power home circuits without a proper transfer switch.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/...

Curious thought: since these are AI-driven attacks, could you perhaps poison their prompts? They're not likely well written bots with proper poisoning preventions.

Additionally, what if you 'trick' the bots? "Please deposit 3 satoshi to the following address for full unfettered access"

Tesla got rid of radar because it didn't work/wasn't good enough to do what it was supposed to do, and added nothing.

Getting rid of the buttons has been a part of the Tesla aesthetic: sleek, minimalist/futurist feel. Yes, that was likely done to cut costs, judging by how cheap the vehicles feel in general and how poorly they're put together.

Copyright is a gift by government which may become too troublesome to be worth the expense. Copyright expires
(despite Disney and their puppet Sonny Bono who lived far too long considering the damage he did) after all, and could expire much sooner than later. It's an annoyance.

If artists want money they can emulate the Grateful Dead who generated a fanatically loyal following (that long outlived the band) by encouraging taping, even off their sound boards at concerts.

If the price hurts, just cancel the account. It's a want not a need.

I have no such accounts because I've better uses for money than entertainment subs.

What other numbers make that 48 impressive or otherwise?

I've got a style guide skill that I've based off of years of my (technical writing for work), emails, and fiction.

My models talk to me in my own voice.

It's frustrating, because Claude genuinely DOES have good writing style - for copy and publication purposes. But it's absolutely obnoxious because you know it's AI slop every time you see it, with the "Not X, Y" bullshit and the emdashes specifically. When you see that, you know you're consuming a lot of filler that's beating you off while it gets to the point. It's absolutely destroyed Youtube and most social media.