We Are in the 1997 of AI: The Window Is Real, and So Is the Pain.
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The author compares today’s AI industry to the internet in 1997, with both a real window of opportunity and real pain, emphasizing the importance of assessing one’s stage rationally over emotional reactions.
Key Takeaways
- The AI industry is in a 1997-like window: most applications aren’t mature yet, b
- Most existing AI products are still unstable, and truly valuable applications ha
- Practitioners should first assess their stage and capability boundaries, avoidin
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Compares today’s AI industry to the internet in 1997, highlighting both opportunity and pain.
Most AI products are not yet mature, and truly valuable applications have not been widely built.
Assess your stage and capability boundaries before making decisions, avoiding emotional reactions.
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- AI 的 1997 年类比
- 现状与挑战
- 多数 AI 产品尚未成熟
- 真正有价值的应用未大规模出现
- 行动建议
- 评估自身所处阶段与能力边界
- 避免情绪化决策
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We are in the 1997 of AI: the window is real, and so is the pain.
Most things don’t work very well yet, and most of what people will build hasn’t been built.
It’s more important to see where you are in the stack than to follow the emotions.
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We're in 1997 for AI, the window is real, and the pain is real. Knowing where you stand is more important than following your emotions.
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@lennysan
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Jun 1
My biggest takeaways from @benedictevans: 1. We’re in 1997 for AI—it’s as big a deal as the internet or mobile, and only as big a deal as the internet or mobile. We’re at the stage where most stuff kind of doesn’t work yet, most of what people will build hasn’t been built, and x.com/lennysan/statu…
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