Calling LLMs AI when they’re not even in the ballpark is one of the greatest marketing “successes” of all time
They’re not intelligent or even close. They’re Paywalled Premium Autocorrect.
But people, including ones who run companies, have been hearing the phrase “AI” in pop culture for over 60 years.
They hear it used for a product, assume it’s what the term has always meant, & proceed as though it’s fucking R. Daneel Olivaw without the annoying terms & conditions.
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