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The author believes that the release of ChatGPT in 2022 made two things clear: this is a revolutionary technology, but it's also going to be a slow-moving one. They've publicly stated that AI will revolutionize the world, but it's not as powerful as the hype suggests.
The Motivations Behind the Hype
The author questions the ethics and practices of companies like OpenAI, pointing to issues like illegal non-disclosure agreements and the scanning of people's eyes for a "useless cryptocurrency." They argue that these companies are driven by the desire to maintain their monopolistic positions and avoid the fate of Microsoft in the late 2000s, which missed out on the smartphone revolution.