The author shares a personal experience of 'AI fatigue', describing how overwhelming the rapid development and deployment of AI tools can be. With new models appearing frequently, confusion arises over their real impact and capabilities, which often seem derivative of older technologies, such as spam filters and search engines. During a conversation with AI skeptic Gary Marcus, it becomes clear that what is commonly presented as AI today does not live up to the futuristic expectations once portrayed in science fiction, suggesting a disconnect between the current state of AI and its potential.
It's easy to get lost with the Anthropic Gemini twins dancing with Claude in Perplexity. This dizzying array of releases leads to 'new model confusion'.
Every company is desperately flailing about to offer their clients or customers something AI-ish, leading to a state of 'AI-everything' that often feels superficial.
Gary Marcus highlights that most current AI tools aren't what we were promised; they are just rebranded tools, not the advanced AI systems imagined in science fiction.
If we accept these new definitions of AI, we risk missing the bigger evolution in technology and the true potential of artificial intelligence.
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