Preparing for the #FutureofWork https://
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Preparing for the Future of Work and AI Impact
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Tech Market Competition Faces Potential Trade Restraint Concerns
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and 7 likes in first couple minutes the other way. certainly seems like evidence of needless restraint of trade, to me.
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What if Generative AI Failed to Deliver?
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What if generative AI turned out to be a dud? At my (free) newsletter that I can’t properly link here, I discuss some economic and geopolitical implications of this that X’s algorithm doesn’t seem to want you to read about.
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AI Valuations Fail to Meet AGI Expectations and Predictions
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But as you yourself have argued, it isn’t , contra popular belief, near-AGI and probably won’t merit the valuations it is getting In those two senses it will not fulfill many people’s expectations and prognostications.
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AI as Next Platform: Underwhelming Economic and Social Impact
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Meanwhile, if you were a more grounded person who thought it was merely going to be "the next platform" or "the next mainstream interface" and that it was going to unleash economic benefits and social change on par with smartphones — then it's also kind of a dud.
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AI Hype vs Reality: Early 2023 Predictions Fall Short
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But if you listened to the AI posters from Q1 2023 telling you it was a "civilizational technology" that was a prelude to imminent AGI, that it was going to make you 10x-100x more productive, and that it was going to automate most if not all jobs, then yes, it's a dud. None of
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Generative AI Success: Redefining Expectations and Industry Impact
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Is generative AI a dud? Well, depends on what your expectations were. If you had no expectations, then it's an insane success story: new tech suddenly unlocks a multi-billion dollar niche industry that enables a handful of new startups to rise and make it big.
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What if generative AI became obsolete tomorrow?
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Art contest! help me illustrate my next post, working title What if generative AI turned out to be a dud?
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Perplexity’s Productive Summer: AI Market Fall Season Trends
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Good productive summer for http://
pplx.ai. Paradoxically, summer is the fall month for consumer tools. So, "Fall" will be the actual AI Summer 2.0. https://
similarweb.com/blog/insights/
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Generative AI Hype: Sustainable Business Model or Fleeting Novelty?
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No doubt generative AI is great for coders, but will other people maintain their monthly subscriptions after the novelty wears off? Or are we building our entire approach to the future around an overhyped fad? https://
x.com/benedictevans/
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