When the AI bubble pops, what will remain? Cheap GPUs at firesale prices, skilled applied statisticians looking for work, and open source models that already do impressive things, but will grow far more impressive after being optimized:

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      6 months ago

      They’ll move on to the next big thing, just like they did after bitcoin.

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          6 months ago

          The metaverse was/is the stupidest thing ever. They couldn’t even sell it to the average person. I’m into tech but even I can barely describe what its supposed to be. Is it just VR? VR office work? 🤷

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        6 months ago

        What if we were pro-active, and trapped them by creating some bullshit “next big thing” and then just pocket all of their cash when they invest.

        “You thought your money was going towards a space elevator, but little did you know, you’ve been single-handedly housing and feeding the population of six US cities!! Muahahahahahah!”