Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 week agoMarc Benioff says he's 'extremely suspect' of those buying into AGI 'hypnosis'
Marc Benioff is extremely skeptical of AGI claims and considers much of the AI excitement to be hypnosis.
Big names in Silicon Valley collectively seem to be saying the same thing abut the AI boom lately, namely that it is looking more and more like a bubble, and that the rush to AGI (artificial general intelligence) may be very misguided. The Wall Street Journal has a report today that Meta's widely buzzed-about AI hiring spree is coming to an abrupt halt, likely due to scrutiny by high-profile investors who are balking at the massive sums being thrown at poached AI researchers and engineers.