{"id":12925,"date":"2024-01-13T18:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T17:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/13\/the-hard-truth-about-ai-it-might-produce-some-better-software-john-naughton\/"},"modified":"2024-01-13T18:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T17:37:24","slug":"the-hard-truth-about-ai-it-might-produce-some-better-software-john-naughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/13\/the-hard-truth-about-ai-it-might-produce-some-better-software-john-naughton\/","title":{"rendered":"The hard truth about AI? It might produce some better software | John Naughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there\u2019s one area in which artificial intelligence could actually be useful, it\u2019s in the writing of computer code<\/p>\n

As you have doubtless noticed, we are in the middle of a feeding frenzy about something called generative AI. Legions of hitherto normal people \u2013 and economists \u2013 are surfing a wave of irrational exuberance about its transformative potential. It\u2019s the newest new thing.<\/p>\n

For anyone suffering from the fever, two antidotes are recommended. The first is the hype cycle monitor produced by consultants Gartner<\/a>, which shows the technology currently perched on the \u201cpeak of inflated expectations\u201d, before a steep decline into the \u201ctrough of disillusionment\u201d. The other is Hofstadter\u2019s law<\/a>, about the difficulty of estimating how long difficult tasks will take, which says that \u201cIt always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter\u2019s law\u201d. Just because a powerful industry and its media boosters are losing their marbles about something doesn\u2019t mean that it will sweep like a tsunami through society at large. Reality moves at a more leisurely pace.<\/p>\n

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\nIf there\u2019s one area in which artificial intelligence could actually be useful, it\u2019s in the writing of computer code
\nAs you have doubtless noticed, we are in the middle of a feeding frenzy about something called generative AI. Legions of hitherto normal people \u2013 and economists \u2013 are surfing a wave of irrational exuberance about its transformative potential. It\u2019s the newest new thing.
\nFor anyone suffering from the fever, two antidotes are recommended. The first is the hype cycle monitor produced by consultants Gartner, which shows the technology currently perched on the \u201cpeak of inflated expectations\u201d, before a steep decline into the \u201ctrough of disillusionment\u201d. The other is Hofstadter\u2019s law, about the difficulty of estimating how long difficult tasks will take, which says that \u201cIt always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter\u2019s law\u201d. Just because a powerful industry and its media boosters are losing their marbles about something doesn\u2019t mean that it will sweep like a tsunami through society at large. Reality moves at a more leisurely pace. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If there\u2019s one area in which artificial intelligence could actually be useful, it\u2019s in the writing of computer code As you have doubtless noticed, we are in the middle of a feeding frenzy about something called generative AI. Legions of hitherto normal people \u2013 and economists \u2013 are surfing a wave of irrational exuberance about …<\/p>\n

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