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Let's talk about AI and end-to-end encryption

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269 points chmaynard | 1 comments | 17 Jan 25 05:50 UTC | HN request time: 1.3s | source
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1vuio0pswjnm7 ◴[18 Jan 25 16:11 UTC] No.42749334[source]▶
"You've probably also noticed Silicon Valley's enthusiasm to find applications for this tech."

A "solution" looking for a "problem". Like cryptocurrency. Like the "metaverse". And so on.

When the "solution" brings new problems SillyCon Valley then proclaims they have a solution to the problem they created.

"Even if these firms don't quite know how AI will be useful to their customers, they've already decided that models are the future."

More often than not the "customers" are advertisers. Other computer users are just ad targets.

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1. TeMPOraL ◴[18 Jan 25 20:57 UTC] No.42751369[source]▶
GenAI (and LLMs in particular) is a "solution looking for a problem" in the sense petroleum or electricity was, not in the sense cryptocurrency is. I.e. you take one look at it and it's 100% obvious it's a general technology that's going to be useful in some way for all kinds of work people do, and be doing in the near future, and itself will make possible things and endeavors that weren't possible before.

The devil is always in the details, but assuming that GenAI might be important for your business is correct no matter what business you're in, so it's worth it to pay attention and test it sooner rather than later.