Google is scrambling to respond to the threat of ChatGPT

I think the hype cycle is getting faster. In the last 5-10 years we've seen the birth, huge interested and investment in, and eventual decline of: self-driving vehicles; smart glasses; AI powered home assistants; blockchains; Web3, NFTs and decentralised technology... to name a few.

I'm certainly sceptical. I think ChatGPT is the next poisoned chalice. It's a wildly impressive tech demo which feels like the "next big thing" and will probably suck a huge amount of time and capital until it's realised that there is a marginal benefit to your base product.

It's not to say that AI in general is a waste, rather, more specifically, this feels like Silicon Valley's usual "chasing what is hot in tech" from within their bubble, looking for the next big 10x thing...

... by firing thousands of its most capable workers, and making the rest feel super disposable. this is a tried and tested technique to getting the most out of skilled engineers and scientists...