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theturtletalksyesterday at 3:50 PM1 replyview on HN

I didn’t come with the electricity idea, it was Sam Altman saying it will be like a utility down the line and metered[0]. What would the “electronics” be in your opinion?

0. https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ai-utility-electr...


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grey-areayesterday at 4:35 PM

Altman is a salesman selling flimflam to people who should know better.

His idea of metering is predicated on the thing he’s selling being AGI, it is not, and all his predictions have turned to dust.

Also that isn’t how metaphors work - they illuminate by comparison, if the comparison is not close they are not useful.

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