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tyre | on: I'm not convinced the AI bubble exists
I generally agree with you, but have to get this off my chest.

> pareto frontier gap decreasing by the month between open and closed models

We need a temporary moratorium on the words "pareto frontier". Every new model is the pareto frontier by some combination of metrics. Like "Bayesian Priors", people love saying / tweeting it because it sounds Smart.

It's like watching car commercials where every single vehicle has won something from JD Power and Associates. Which, (a), who the hell are they? and (b) you can only pass out so many awards until the gluttony of awards proves the award is worthless.

This isn't targeted to you! It's a pet peeve.

latexr | parent | next
Agreed. This applies even to simple words like “velocity”. When you keep seeing the same key words/expressions used in support of the same argument, you know the person is parroting an idea as opposed to sharing an original thought.
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heresie-dabord | parent
> We need a temporary moratorium on the words

There is no such thing as a moratorium on words. It's another phrase that people like to repeat (a meme) until the excitement or prestige of using it has waned.

That said, i agree with you that word-salad investobabble is a sign that the bubble has put many people in a raving fever. This current bubble manifests like the cryptocurrency mania.