It’s been an academic disciple since the 1950’s and a work in progress since at least Ada Lovelace.
Calling AI a scam for idiots is fair enough: but please include writing, machines and computers there too.
World class moron Linus Torvals on the matter 14 July 2026:
“AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it’s clearly a useful one.
It may not have been that “clearly” even just a year ago, but it’s no longer in question today.”***
SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
Dumb fuck.
You want to know the difference?
We have writing. We have machines. We have computers.
We do not have AI.
You are dangerously stupid.
SnailMagnitude@mander.xyz 5 hours ago
We don’t have AI?
What year are you posting from?
SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
We have LLMs. We do not have artificial intelligence. They call it that, but it’s all marketing. It’s not remotely humanlike.
SnailMagnitude@mander.xyz 5 hours ago
This sounds more like you have some kinda religious objection to a perfectly normal term in use for 100yrs or so.
It’s not marketing, it’s the english language …cambridge.org/…/artificial-intelligence
With all due respect I’m not really sure your feelings on what constitutes humanlike matters much.