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@Gargron

I like the analogy of Generative AI to asbestos — a toxic problem that must be removed at great expense at a later date.

But I have to point out that asbestos was *actually quite useful* and used, all the way back to the stone age — for its fireproof fibrous properties. We only learned of the health impacts relatively recently.

Generative AI, while quite the parlor trick, and good for impressive demos (when you overlook the obvious problems), has only ever shown quite limited value.