Previous tech hypecycles from blockchain to web3.0 and the metaverse (lol @ mark zuckerberg) had one thing in common: they were too complex in technical and usability terms to sell them to a mass audience.
What´s a wallet?
Why is my money suddenly less worth than 5 minutes ago?
Why tf should I use new money I don´t understand I already have old money.
What is a fartcoin?
It´s magic, bro
The new narrative is much simpler: You dont have to do anything. You even don´t have to know anything, because this new magic toy made by corporations who brought you the worst brainrot, enshittification, user exploitation, amplicfication of fascists (no link needed, just visit elon musks twitter for 10 minutes) and a straight up CSAM generator (also from one of space karens companys), will do everything for you, because it´s intelligent. It´s even in the name, how much proof do you need?
Some may argue, but LLMs aren´t completely useless (unlike the blockchain, which is, in fact, useless). But the extend of hype, and amplification through social and mainstream media is unprecedented. And they pay a lot for it.
But there is no mass adoption. Nobody makes any money in the AI "industry".
Except NVIDIA, who are definitely not like Enron.The circular deals between these companys are a rabbithole on their own. They even began to beg you to use AI, which is completely wild when you compare that reality with what their marketing is promising.
Microsoft CEO urges AI developers 'to get to a point where we are using this to do something useful,' or 'lose even the social permission...to generate these tokens'
It´s even bold to demand the peasents to buy this shit, even if people don´t like it and most often don´t need it at all.
What social permission btw? Nobody asked us.
##Future is now
By researching for this post I found this interesting article.
Drawing from her experience deploying an AI-powered chatbot to share accurate voting information during Venezuela’s recent election, Isabella Picón explains how AI technologies can enhance electoral participation and support pro-democracy movements.
Just deploy AI powered bots on social media to defend democracy, bro. That was 2023 btw:
Cheo was launched about 10 days before the primary elections and had the specific function of informing users their exact voting center and its location. This was very important because many voting centers were in people’s houses. The government cracked down on many people who offered their houses, so voting centers had to be changed even hours before they opened.
Wild Times.