From 6-Fingered Hand Memes to Bash Scripts: Reflecting on AI's Breathtaking Two-Year Leap
AIandDesign · x · 2026-09-04
An AI practitioner reflects on the breathtaking pace of progress: just two years ago, critics were still mocking AI-generated images with six-fingered hands, while he was merely excited about AI writing simple bash utility scripts for him. The speed at which capabilities have evolved since is, in his words, breathtaking.
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