Charlie StrossJun 19, 2024
This is an EPIC rant and EVERY WORD OF IT IS TRUE. Seriously, set aside half an hour to read it! (Caution: contains expletives and LLMs.)
https://mastodon.sprawl.club/@ludicity/112641685611188242
Ludic 🧛 (@[email protected])

Great news everyone! I finally talk about AI hype. Someone finally mentioned LLMs one time too many, and the reckoning is upon us: https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-will-fucking-piledrive-you-if-you-mention-ai-again/

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Show threadJohn L. AlfordJun 19, 2024
@cstross
This line about grifters is <chef's kiss>:
"... it turns out that the core competency of smiling and promising people things that you can't actually deliver is highly transferable."
Show threadHollieK
@JohnLAlford My first manager was not liked by the higher-ups in the company because he would say "We can't do that" when we couldn't deliver the thing.
Jun 19, 2024 at 2:37pmWeb
Show threadJohn L. AlfordJun 19, 2024
@HollieK72
Please tell me your first manager is still out there delivering doses of much-needed reality
Show threadHollieKJun 19, 2024
@JohnLAlford I honestly hope so. Unfortunately he left the company before I did, largely because he talked about reality.