Jürgen Hubert2d ago

There are so, so many reasons why we cannot trust the #LLM hype. And a major one is that tech companies spend billions into keeping the hype going. If their products were really that great, then they wouldn't _need_ tho spend that much money on hyping their products.

I mean, consider battery systems, which are clearly more important to the world economy and human civilization as a whole. When was the last time you have seen an ad for _them"?

#AIBubble
https://slate.com/business/2026/04/openai-podcast-sam-altman-tbpn.html

The Most Profitable Trend in Podcasting Is a Big Ugly Problem for the Rest of Us

Tech media is moving toward flattering, access-driven coverage, where the powerful reward friendly coverage.

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Show threadKevin Karhan

@juergen_hubert mostly because everyone who has an actual reason to invest into Storage Solutions for Energy already does so.

  • A UPS, redundant power supplies & backup power aren't hard to convince execs to invest in once you demonstrated an "unscheduled loss of power" to them.
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Show threadJürgen Hubert2d ago

@kkarhan

"mostly because everyone who has an actual reason to invest into Storage Solutions for Energy already does so."

...there are plenty of fossil fuel holdouts who refuse to do the sensible thing when it comes to energy storage.

Exhibit A: The current German government...

Show threadKevin Karhan2d ago

@juergen_hubert That's not those invested in.

  • These are mostly #Banksters and #Lobbyists who got into power due to having #money…
    • They are just selfish #Boomers who won't live to see the consequences of their actions anywayy

I'm talking about those that actually are in control, like Grid Operators who have to match load and production as close as possible to keep voltage and frequency within limits.

  • They like #renewables because those are more reliable and they have low startup time.
Show threadJürgen Hubert2d ago

@kkarhan

Out of curiosity, do you have contact with some dispatchers?

My company sells SCADA software to grid operators, but I haven't too much contact with the operators themselves, and their views on this matter.

Although I have some familiarity with the German Redispatch 2.0 process.