Admax@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hopefully (?) this is the start of a trend and people might begin to realize how all those products are not worth their price and AI is an overhyped mess made to hook users before exploiting them…
Are you a software engineer who has made use of these and similar tools?
If not, this is epic level armchairing.
The tools are definitely hyped, but they are also incredibly functional. They have many problems, but they also work and achieve their intended purpose.
I have a rough idea of their efficiency as I’ve used them, not in professional settings but I wager it would not be too different.
My point is more that it feels like the rugs are finally starting to get pulled. This tech is functionnal as you said, it works to a point and that point is enough for a sizeable amount of people. But I doubt that the price most people are paying now is enough to cover the cost of answering their queries. Now that some people, especially younger devs or people who never worked without those tools are dependant on it, they can go ahead and charge more.
But it’s not too late, so I’m hoping it will make some people more aware of that kind of scheme and that they will stop feeding the AI hype in general.
cley_faye@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The whole industry is projecting something like negative $200B for next years. They know it’s not worth the price.