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IBM CEO Krishna: LLMs use same tech as Watson, questions AI hype

Krishna, IBM's CEO, suggests that Large Language Models (LLMs) are built upon the same fundamental technologies as the original Watson computer. He posits that while LLMs were not explicitly known during Watson's development, various neural network models, spanning machine learning and early deep learning, were already in use. Krishna expresses skepticism about the current AI hype, referring to it as a potential bubble or scam. AI

IMPACT Suggests current LLM advancements are not fundamentally new, potentially tempering expectations around AI's transformative capabilities.

RANK_REASON CEO opinion piece questioning current AI technology and hype.

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IBM CEO Krishna: LLMs use same tech as Watson, questions AI hype

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "What was the AI technology bet with the initial Watson computer?... I have a lot of questions about LLMs as a technology...." Krishna: "It’s literally the same

    "What was the AI technology bet with the initial Watson computer?... I have a lot of questions about LLMs as a technology...." Krishna: "It’s literally the same technologies. So, LLMs were not known at that time, but various other neural network models were. Neural network models…