"Many tries means a bad shooter": dev slams AI hype over trial-and-error
gerardsans · x · 2026-10-14
Developer Gerard Sans pushed back hard on AI capability hype: hitting the bullseye doesn't make you a good shooter — AI relies on massive numbers of attempts, and "many tries always means a bad shooter... That's AI today." He adds that pointing AI in the wrong direction means it won't tell you the target is behind you, calling the current state of hyped AI "wasteful, blind and stupid."
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