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Cory Doctorow: AI's hype cycle echoes past tech trends

Cory Doctorow argues that AI is not analogous to the internet's development, drawing parallels to past overhyped technological trends. He suggests that AI's current trajectory involves a historical amnesia, akin to "website necromancy," where foundational concepts are ignored or reinvented. Doctorow implies that AI, like previous technologies, is prone to repeating past mistakes. AI

IMPACT AI's development may be repeating historical patterns of hype and reinvention, potentially leading to inefficiencies.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece by a known commentator discussing AI's trajectory.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖📉 Oh, bless Cory Doctorow for reminding us that # AI is not like the internet—because apparently, we needed a # history lesson complete with website necromancy

    🤖📉 Oh, bless Cory Doctorow for reminding us that # AI is not like the internet—because apparently, we needed a # history lesson complete with website necromancy and condiment wars. Clearly, AI is unique, just like every other overhyped tech trend that insists on reinventing the w…