What are the opportunity costs of the technologies we choose to invest in?

Billions of dollars have been poured into AI technologies based on transformer/LLM architectures, yet there are so many other ways of designing systems with complex 'intelligent' behavior.

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New Blog Post Alert!

I’ll be honest, this one was tough to write, mostly because of how much there is to say on this topic. I ended up splitting this post into a few parts.

Today’s post is Part 1: The Origins of a Confused Terminology

##ArtificialIntelligence #AISkepticism #TechHistory

The Know Rogan Experience #0018 - Terrence Howard: From May 2024, Joe talks to actor Terrence Howard about free energy devices, why the periodic table is wrong, and Terrence's patents for world-changing technologies. Available on your podcast players, or on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrUX...

Just analyzed the o3 hype through a skeptical lens! 🔍
Introducing my new concept: the "Appeal to Vibes" fallacy - when technical claims rely on feelings rather than evidence.

See how this is affecting AGI discussions in my latest Discerning AI post ↓
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Apparently Artificial General Intelligence was invented today....and none of use noticed.

I'm not sure if there is an official term for this 'Appeal to vibes' logical fallacy, but if not I'd like to coin the phrase.

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Just launched "Discerning AI" newsletter! My first post, teaches anyone to cut through AI hype using the tools of skepticism - no tech background needed.

Read my first post and share your thoughts! What's the wildest AI claim you've seen lately?

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