The AI Hype Index: Unsexy AI
This article explores the current state of AI, contrasting the hype around robotic dexterity with the practical issues of energy consumption and controversial features. It also highlights technical advancements in LLM probing and the semiconductor industry's role in AI growth.
Why it matters
It provides a critical perspective on the AI industry, balancing technological breakthroughs against ethical and environmental concerns.
MIT Technology Review ’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI
It feels bad enough when an open letter signed by leading economists warns that AI might steal your job. The fact it may soon be better than you at making dinner? Insult to injury. But that’s exactly what the company 1X promised when it showed off a pair of new, impressively dexterous (and, to some, oddly sexy?) robotic hands in a July demo.
While the tech community was sharply divided over the appeal of those disembodied hands, almost everyone can agree that a few things are decidedly not sexy: Grok’s porn-pilled translation feature, Meta’s creepy glasses (which may soon get even creepier), and Big Tech’s emissions (which continue to skyrocket).
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