The artificial intelligence industry has shot itself in the foot.
https://techbronerd.substack.com/p/openai-and-anthropic-wanted-to-replace
'The AI industry didn’t just build a tool to replace engineers. It built a machine that turns valuable things into free things, and then pointed it at the businesses it needed to stay alive. That isn’t a revolution. It’s a very expensive way of shooting yourself in the foot and sending the bill to your investors.'
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