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AI products lack value, face corruption concerns, says Nilay Patel

Nilay Patel of The Vergecast argues that current AI products are not good enough to justify their costs and the benefits are not yet realized. He criticizes the AI industry for spending more than they earn, the prevalence of deepfakes, and the potential for corruption, suggesting that companies need to develop genuinely better products that demonstrably improve users' lives before widespread adoption can occur. Patel also touches on the unreliability of AI agents and security vulnerabilities, such as hacked blood storage refrigerators. AI

IMPACT Suggests current AI products fail to deliver sufficient value, hindering adoption and highlighting industry financial instability.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a known commentator on the state of AI products and industry.

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AI products lack value, face corruption concerns, says Nilay Patel

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 (TL) ·

    Quoting Nilay Patel

    <blockquote cite="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U4thshDTL8&amp;t=422s"><p>The products aren't good enough to sell people on the costs.</p> <p>You cannot tell people that you have to listen to the whine of a data center in their backyard for AI overviews and some of the most hi…