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LLM Inevitabilism

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1611 points SwoopsFromAbove | 2 comments | 15 Jul 25 04:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.411s | source
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delichon ◴[15 Jul 25 04:49 UTC] No.44567913[source]▶
If in 2009 you claimed that the dominance of the smartphone was inevitable, it would have been because you were using one and understood its power, not because you were reframing away our free choice for some agenda. In 2025 I don't think you can really be taking advantage of AI to do real work and still see its mass adaptation as evitable. It's coming faster and harder than any tech in history. As scary as that is we can't wish it away.
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troupo ◴[15 Jul 25 05:07 UTC] No.44567992[source]▶
Literally from the article

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Anyone who sees the future differently to you can be brushed aside as “ignoring reality”, and the only conversations worth engaging are those that already accept your premise.

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Mass adoption is not inevitable. Everyone will drop this "faster harder" tech like a hot potato when (not if) it fails to result in meaningful profits.

Oh, there will be forced mass adoption alright. Have you tried Gemini? Have you? Gemini? Have you tried it? HAVE YOU? HAVE YOU TRIED GEMINI?!!!

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1. _carbyau_ ◴[15 Jul 25 05:18 UTC] No.44568034[source]▶
Or Copilot.

It's actions like this that are making me think seriously about converting my gaming PC to Linux - where I don't have to eat the corporate overlord shit.

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2. throwawayoldie ◴[15 Jul 25 15:03 UTC] No.44571879[source]▶
Do it. Proton is really, really, really good now.