Nvidia is pulling Wall Street into the AI buildout(thenextweb.com)
18 pointsby berkeleyjunk9 hours ago1 comment
  • bogzz6 hours ago
    The magnitude of the proposed (and in progress) AI compute buildout only makes sense if LLMs actually are a path to AGI, in which case autonomous agents will be doing most of the white collar work and siphoning money that would otherwise enable a "middle class" to work, live, and flourish-- to the LLM labs, hyperscalers, and hardware companies.

    I do not believe this to be the case; model improvements to me do not appear to converge towards that outcome. But at this point normal behavior from these entities would be perceived as a bearish signal I suppose, and so the show must go on.

    I definitely resent how this state of affairs has made me feel derision towards so much in this field that I used to love.

    • leetrout5 hours ago
      It was always about the money we were just a (highly paid) means to an end. Now it's just out in the open and the greed isn't being hidden.
      • bogzz5 hours ago
        Oh, I'm aware. I am just still dealing with the whiplash from our profession transitioning in an instant from one of the most enviable to the first on the chopping block. And the banality of it all is appalling.
    • gymbeaux4 hours ago
      LLMs are incredibly inefficient and can never be “100% accurate” so we have effectively seen what they can and can’t do already. If LLMs haven’t taken your job by now, they aren’t taking your job.