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Computers have “come up with” solutions to problems that eluded human-only problem-solving for decades. That’s literally what computers are supposed to be for. That proves nothing about the novelty of AI beyond a narrow range of incremental problem-based solving which, again, we’ve used computers for for decades.
I’ve literally never heard of those horrible companies mentioned in the post. I have no idea what they do. In that sense, maybe Ed’s bad at PR? Honestly I’ve been following Ed’s work for a long time now and I’m also a frequent critic online of genAI, so I don’t really understand this swinging at him with a bat. He’s been a net positive for the movement, no question. Also the line about how he’s an ass on social media…that’s his brand. He’s always roasting everyone. He also roasts himself, when he’s not ironically making himself out to be a genius (in that winking British way). If you don’t like that sort of humor, fine, but I think it’s pretty weird to take it too seriously. 🤷🏻♂️
Ah yes, The Linux Foundation…always loving to suck on those sweet corporate teats.