The Rise and Fall of Jev
The article critiques the hype surrounding 'Jev,' a new AI model, arguing that it highlights a lack of genuine innovation in the current AI industry. The author suggests that the industry is trapped in a cycle of incremental improvements and marketing-driven hysteria.
Why it matters
It provides a critical perspective on the 'AI bubble,' questioning whether current developments are truly moving toward AGI or merely recycling old concepts.
Alex Ewerlöf Oct 19, 2026 55 15 9 Share This is a quick note on how the industry’s reaction to Jev reveals the desperate state of AI. I’ll dissect:
What is Jev, how was it hyped and why Jev spread like mass hysteria?
What the noteworthy innovations are since ChatGPT brought “AI” to the mainstream?
How is the industry starved from real innovation?
What we’re still missing after 4 years of revolution incremental improvements ?
By the end, you should be able to tell whether we’re in a bubble and how to be prepared.
But if you were clever enough to ignore it, here’s what actually matters:
Jev is basically a general purpose classifier (e.g. quick judgement). What makes it interesting is that you don’t have to train it with a lot of data (although that lack of special-purpose training negatively impacts its utility ).
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