I see your point, though I think it's ultimately going to be good for AI progress. So far the research has been mostly a vanity project for these companies. Who knew if there was really any gold at the end of those rainbows. Eventually the appetite for participating in the research paper olympics was going to run out, probably right at the same time that monetary policy stayed tight for too long.
The possibility of building a trillion dollar company on this tech means a whole lot more investment, more people entering the field. More people excited to tinker in their spare time and more practical knowledge gained. More GPUs in more data centers. Eventually things will loop back around to pure research with that many more resources applied.
It sure beats an AI winter, which probably would have been the alternative had LLMs not taken off.
The possibility of building a trillion dollar company on this tech means a whole lot more investment, more people entering the field. More people excited to tinker in their spare time and more practical knowledge gained. More GPUs in more data centers. Eventually things will loop back around to pure research with that many more resources applied.
It sure beats an AI winter, which probably would have been the alternative had LLMs not taken off.