The AI dooooooom thread

[Jacob]

... but leaving IP holders and creatives who are not massively capitalized companies with nothing, of course.

[Valmy]

... but leaving IP holders and creatives who are not massively capitalized companies with nothing, of course.

Of course. Creative people have always been used and abused by our system. Besides it isn't like Disney actually created the vast majority of the IP they own, but at least they paid for it I guess.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

AI Chatbot That Only Responds 'Huh' Valued At $200 Billion
Tool Repeats Single-Syllable Expression Of Mild Interest

Published: February 5, 2026

PALO ALTO, CA—Hailing the new product as a "game changer" in the development of large language models, Silicon Valley insiders confirmed Tuesday that an AI chatbot that only responds "huh" had been valued at $200 billion. "The new HmmAI chatbot is like nothing we've seen before, able to answer 'huh' to text and image-based inputs with a muted indifference indistinguishable from that of an actual human being," said industry analyst Debra Nelson, adding that the new chatbot had already replaced the flesh-and-blood therapists of tens of thousands of users. "HmmAI is at the bleeding edge of artificial intelligence, responding to prompts about recipe ideas, ancient history, or even advanced nuclear physics with the word 'huh' in just a fraction of a second. This chatbot is going to revolutionize productivity and is worth every penny of its $200 billion valuation. Having a whole team of experts who exclusively say 'huh' right in your pocket isn't just science fiction anymore, and if you don't incorporate HmmAI into your company's workflow right now, you're going to be left behind." At press time, HmmAI representatives were downplaying allegations that the chatbot continually saying "huh" had convinced hundreds of teenagers to kill themselves.

[crazy canuck]

Yep, no bubble here

[Jacob]

 

It's the Onion

[crazy canuck]

It's the Onion

Yes, and the Onion has become a mainstream news source