Redditor argues AI hype is manufactured by AI companies as LLMs stall
EddieMidz · reddit · 2026-09-18
A heavy AI user argues the AI frenzy is overblown: companies that benefit from the hysteria fuel media and investor attention; LLMs merely retrieve and compare human knowledge without motivation; and based on daily use for complex coding and data tasks, he sees little improvement over the past year beyond speed, with hallucinations making outputs unreliable.
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