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Circa 1993, Vernor Vinge wrote that the first working AI would be the last thing that humanity ever invented. We don't *have* a first working AI, and at this rate—shifting the global economy to run at
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Footnote: During a tech bubble you don't need to make sure that whatever you're selling "is working", you just need a minimum viable demo and a herd of panicking investors afraid of losing out. It was
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Nov 19, 2025
@cstross@wandering.shop The total amnesia regarding the dot com bubble is what amazes me the most about the whole thing. I don't understand what investor is content with throwing billions into the obvious pit.
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