Reflection on AI Hype: Impressive Works Lack Human Value-Add
jsuarez · x · 2026-08-03
The author observes that while there has been a surge in impressive AI application demos over the past year, understanding of the underlying principles hasn't grown. He points out that most of these creations are merely direct outputs of the base model's capabilities, with zero value added by the developers, which is a problematic trend in the industry.
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