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The Cult of AI: How one writer's trip to an annual tech conference left him with a sinking feeling about the future (www.rollingstone.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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From the (middle of the) story: The reason CES was so packed with random “AI”-branded products was that sticking those two letters to a new company is seen as something of a talisman, a ritual to bring back the (VC) rainy season.

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[–] Smoke@beehaw.org 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The author is the host of Behind the Bastards, and produced a pair of episodes to accompany the article on the same subject: https://pca.st/episode/96a1d3d1-7966-412b-bc8b-492c817b9f93

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 6 points 9 months ago

One pump, one cream.

[–] sculd@beehaw.org 6 points 9 months ago

One of the best podcasts out there to keep track of the lunatics