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> Woe betide our 401(k)s when it happens, though.

The stock market crashes once in a while. Shit happens. The long-term outlook is unlikely to change nearly as much, unless you think there will be systemic macroeconomic changes.

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Long-term relative to lifespan of the 401K holder. Outcome changes a lot for those who are ready to retire.
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This is a concise statement of what I've tried to articulate by analogizing it to railroad infra buildout.

What applications do you think make the most sense so far?

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Search, code review, some form of translation...
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I just cannot wait for the “bubble bursting” moment, so to speak. It’s tiresome to be force fed this AI bullshit all the damn time, knowing full well it is not going to last.
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Agreed .. your two comments cancel each other out? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47787688
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The paper did not compare against LLMs though.
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