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A clear sign that the AI Winter is approaching fast ... https://mastodon.social/@preya/115539102794649854
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@cstross@wandering.shop While I agree that the next AI Winter is likely just around the corner, I'm not sure Valve not talking about AI means much in that regards. Valve as a company has always been r
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@skjeggtroll@mastodon.online I'm using the term not only in the context of it's 1980s meaning but to refer to the investment bubble (investment in AI was notoriously slack during the first AI winter).
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It's difficult to divine, and in particular about the future, but I suspect the AI bubble popping might spell the end of cheap money for the tech industry in general and Silicon Valley in particular even _outside_ of AI.
For Academia, the Winter might be Nuclear when it comes to anything AI related. For the tech industry my guess is it'll be status quo ante bellum, where developers will just quetly use established AI techniques where they make sense -- like they have for 30 years.
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