Even if Ed Zitron comes across as a bit grating and negative, i can’t help but have flashbacks to what I wrote.
There is a huge difference between OpenAI and Anthropic having have user bases in the hundreds of millions and actual profitability, but the key point I completely agree with is the utter absence of killer apps… that work.
It’s a bit like the early days of the internet: excessive hype, questionable business models, and products that aren’t quite living up to the what their makers claim–and there’s an awful feeling of deja vu around the whole thing.