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Sharing this story from @pluralistic because it's so much of what I've been saying.
Shipping a model that runs badly – that needs more data-centers and energy to run – is a way to convince investors that it's doing something really advanced (after all, look how much compute and energy it's consuming!).
This observation really parallels useless real-world jobs as chronicled in David Graeber's BULLSHIT JOBS... feels like the same thing happening but for computers instead of people.
One might call AIs "bullshit computing"
@bluegreenandfree @pluralistic The whole article points out that AI itself isn't useless, just that it's being used inefficiently.
Basically like having 20-30 people doing the job of 1 person just because it looks impressive to have that many people on the payroll.
It doesn't mean the 1 person job isn't any good, just that a lot of resources are being wasted that don't have to be.
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