[HN Gopher] Let's be honest, Generative AI isn't going all that ...
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       Let's be honest, Generative AI isn't going all that well
        
       Author : 7777777phil
       Score  : 33 points
       Date   : 2026-01-13 18:37 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (garymarcus.substack.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (garymarcus.substack.com)
        
       | daedrdev wrote:
       | This post is literally just 4 screenshots of articles, not even
       | its own commentary or discussion.
        
       | sghiassy wrote:
       | LLMs help me read code 10x faster - I'll take the win and say
       | thanks
        
       | thechao wrote:
       | You're absolutely right!
       | 
       | The irony of a five sentence article making giant claims isn't
       | lost on me. Don't get me wrong: I'm amenable to the _idea_ ; but,
       | y'know, my kids wrote longer essays in 4th grade.
        
       | emp17344 wrote:
       | Guessing this isn't going to be popular here, but he's right. AI
       | has some use cases, but isn't the world-changing paradigm shift
       | it's marketed as. It's becoming clear the tech is ultimately just
       | a tool, not a precursor to AGI.
        
       | mattmaroon wrote:
       | Meanwhile, my cofounder is rewriting code we spent millions of
       | salary on in the past by himself in a few weeks.
       | 
       | I myself am saving a small fortune on design and photography and
       | getting better results while doing it.
       | 
       | If this is not all that well I can't wait until we get to
       | mediocre!
        
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