I think you two are talking about different things. The AI winter as I understand it refers to slowing technological advancement in “expert systems” for example. But technological development is moving faster than ever.
This is different. It’s a weird combination of huge amounts of capital chasing a very specific idea of next token prediction, and a slowdown in SWE hiring that may be related. It’s the first time “AI” as an industry has eaten itself.
This is different. It’s a weird combination of huge amounts of capital chasing a very specific idea of next token prediction, and a slowdown in SWE hiring that may be related. It’s the first time “AI” as an industry has eaten itself.