The people who throw money at random companies hoping it'll come back multiplied really believe AI is the real shit and that's enough influence to make everybody work in something AI related, even if the devs/companies themselves know it won't go anywhere.
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The people who throw money at random companies hoping it'll come back multiplied really believe AI is the real shit and that's enough influence to make everybody work in something AI related, even if the devs/companies themselves know it won't go anywhere.