▲ 239 ▼ Sam Altman Says Gen Z Are Lame for Not Worshipping AI: "They always want to go do the thing that was cool five years ago." (futurism.com) submitted 10 hours ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 49 points 8 hours ago (7 children) AI was cool 5 years ago. It's not anymore. permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] moonshadow@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 minutes ago I last thought it was cool in... checks notes 2016, when an innocent project to differentiate the content and style of images got turned into a big social media face alteration filter data harvesting thing. Feel kinda guilty about accidentally contributing in whatever small way that was at this point permalink fedilink source parent [–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 3 hours ago (2 children) It was never cool. At best it was a clever parlor trick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 hours ago (1 child) I thought it was neat at first too, but yeah, have definitely lost interest. I'm surprised when I see people at work actually using it like on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago Hell... I recall going to a developer conference and seeing image recognition powered by machine learning a good 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stoy@lemmy.zip 15 points 8 hours ago* (2 children) Was it? Hummmm.... Yeah, I guess it was cool for a few months, then it quickly stopped being cool.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 54 minutes ago It was cool before it hit mainstream. If you never knew or followed the space before that then it may seem like it always sucked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 hours ago* It was cool just long enough for the novelty to wear off and the facts of how it was developed, how environmentally destructive it is, and what it will be used for to come out permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moonshadow@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 minutes ago I last thought it was cool in... checks notes 2016, when an innocent project to differentiate the content and style of images got turned into a big social media face alteration filter data harvesting thing. Feel kinda guilty about accidentally contributing in whatever small way that was at this point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 3 hours ago (2 children) It was never cool. At best it was a clever parlor trick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 hours ago (1 child) I thought it was neat at first too, but yeah, have definitely lost interest. I'm surprised when I see people at work actually using it like on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago Hell... I recall going to a developer conference and seeing image recognition powered by machine learning a good 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 hours ago (1 child) I thought it was neat at first too, but yeah, have definitely lost interest. I'm surprised when I see people at work actually using it like on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago Hell... I recall going to a developer conference and seeing image recognition powered by machine learning a good 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago Hell... I recall going to a developer conference and seeing image recognition powered by machine learning a good 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 15 points 8 hours ago* (2 children) Was it? Hummmm.... Yeah, I guess it was cool for a few months, then it quickly stopped being cool.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 54 minutes ago It was cool before it hit mainstream. If you never knew or followed the space before that then it may seem like it always sucked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 hours ago* It was cool just long enough for the novelty to wear off and the facts of how it was developed, how environmentally destructive it is, and what it will be used for to come out permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 54 minutes ago It was cool before it hit mainstream. If you never knew or followed the space before that then it may seem like it always sucked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 hours ago* It was cool just long enough for the novelty to wear off and the facts of how it was developed, how environmentally destructive it is, and what it will be used for to come out permalink fedilink source parent