This time, it feels different - nadh.in

There have been many advances in AI/ML over the years. I agree with this author that it does feel like we are at a different spot this time.

Cut to 2023. A few curl experiments later, we did an experimental GPT-4 integration at work in about ~30 minutes, with GPT-4 generating the code to integrate itself, of course. The results were instant and freakishly good with quantifiable benefits. It took little time to identify multiple processes and business functions that could benefit from the same tool. Right tool for the right job. It required no training, no academic R&D, and definitely no nonsensical “powered by AI / ML” marketing. A highly sophisticated, powerful, poorly understood blackbox system that is available as a commodity technology.

I always think of mobile in this regard. I’m old enough that I remember all the "Year of Mobile". Our WAP applications were going to be amazing. It always seemed like there was just one more thing to do and mobile would take off.

We all know it eventually did, with the iPhone. Is ChatGPT the iPhone of AI?