Dev mocks AI hype: "breakthrough" structured answers via Linear Regression™
evilsocket · x · 2026-09-24
Security researcher evilsocket quote-tweeted HackingDave's take that classifiers "have been around forever" and most AI hype beyond cloud cost savings is overblown, sarcastically announcing his own "breakthrough": structured answers at a fraction of the cost of any random model — they call it "Linear Regression ™️." A jab at the industry's habit of repackaging old tech as breakthroughs.
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