[CaptainZapp]

> and they were charlatans who wanted funding and hype, or signal how cutting edge they are

Interesting that those same hucksters and shysters who spread the gospel of the blockchain immediately jumped on th AI bandwaggon when this was the shiny new thing.

Or, maybe, 40 years working in IT turned me slightly cynical.

[JojoFatsani]

LLM has more tangible benefits for companies and consumers.

If you mentioned NFTs though you’d be spot on

[culi]

> According to new projections published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in December, by 2028 more than half of the electricity going to data centers will be used for AI. At that point, AI alone could consume as much electricity annually as 22% of all US households.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energ...

We're currently all subsidizing the AI industry. When we solve the energy problem then we can talk about potential benefits of LLMs

[FabHK]

> spread the gospel of the blockchain immediately jumped on th AI bandwaggon

There were also a few months of super conductors, don't forget :-)

[colinhb]

Skipped the metaverse, slotted between the two