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What’s the most overhyped tech trend right now? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by mahin@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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It feels like every few months there's a new tech "revolution" being hyped up as the future. Besides AI, what’s the most overhyped trend in tech right now? For me, it’s the constant buzz around the metaverse.

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[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Here’s how I see it. Gen AI and LLMs are really good for things that I won’t pay money for. It’s undoubtedly impressive tech, but it really deserves to remain as a cool research project rather than an actual functional product.