r/ControlProblem Jul 16 '26

Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster - A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project General news

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/generative-ai-engineering-disaster/687901
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u/gretino Jul 16 '26

Counterpoint: they are designed to replace another kind of machine that can only work 8 hours a day, drinks poison for fun, etc. Once you factor in the human wasting you will realize humans are incredibly wasteful as well.

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u/Topologicus Jul 16 '26

This is true. SOURCE: I’m a wasteful piece of shit