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Discussion on: What common programming concept has the wrong name?

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Chris C

My 2019 pet peeve is the new trend for all of these startups and corporations using "AI" And "Machine Learning" as a buzzword to churn profits.

AI has a very specific definition and use case. It's a concept, not a reality. There are no quantum, blockchain, machine learning compooters that perform magic. It takes a lot of hardware to run that level of IBM Watson-like software. Just like it takes a lot of wires to run a sufficient wireless network.

At the end of the day, it's all code and the nightmare that is Youtube's suggestion algorithms show that we are very far from some futuristic self-driving vehicle Facebook car.