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The Cult of AI: How one writer's trip to an annual tech conference left him with a sinking feeling about the future (www.rollingstone.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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From the (middle of the) story: The reason CES was so packed with random “AI”-branded products was that sticking those two letters to a new company is seen as something of a talisman, a ritual to bring back the (VC) rainy season.

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[–] megopie@beehaw.org 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, they’re not going to succeed, like they can’t even get it to come up with new stuff.

They built an ouija board and have decided to worship it. Can’t wait till it tells them to start paying tithes and indulgences to the people who are totally not moving the view piece.

[–] drwho@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago

They want it to come up with new stuff because they are incapable of coming up with new stuff. Unfortunately, their mindchildren inherit that deficiency.