
Jeffrey Funk is the winner of the NTT DoCoMo Mobile Science Award and the author of five books. His forthcoming book, Unicorns, Hype and Bubbles: A Guide to Spotting, Avoiding and Exploiting Investment Bubbles In Tech, will be published by Harriman House this fall.
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The Promise of Artificial General Intelligence is Evaporating
Revenue from corporate adoption of AI continues to disappoint and, so far, pales in comparison to the revenue that sustained the dot-com bubble — until it didn’t
AI Adoption is Slowing Amidst the “Biggest Gamble in Business History”
Workers and companies aren't buying the AI hype
AI Pessimists vs True Believers: A Deepening Divide
There is a growing divide about AI even among AI experts but many of them like polarizing content, just as the consumers of political information do
No, the AI Bubble is Nothing Like the Dotcom Bubble
Don't listen to the tech bros on this one
A Sloppy “AI Scientist” Could Make the Science Crisis Much Worse
A research team claims to have developed the AI Scientist that “generates novel research ideas, writes code, executes experiments ...” Really?
AI Increased the Market Cap of the Magnificent Seven by $10 Trillion. Will it last?
AI is here to stay, just not in these insanely high share prices
Are We Close to Peak AI Hype?
Outrageous statements are proliferating.
Musk and LeCun Have a Superficial Debate About Science
What would have been a better debate?
Hype Distracts AI Engineers from Real Work
Who is going to solve AI's actual problems?
Universities Should Prioritize Critical Thinking Over Large Language Models
It is doubtful that LLMs can generate novel ways to boost productivity
AI’s Illusion of Rapid Progress
It always seems to be on the verge of perfection
The State of Innovation and the Impact of AI

Sundar Pichai Says AI Will Be as Big as Fire
The AI bubble is going to pop.
Sora: Life Is Not a Multiple-Choice Test
With Sora, as with other generative AI developments, some are quick to proclaim that artificial general intelligence has arrived. Not so fast.
Why Do Universities Ignore Good Ideas?
Funding agencies see if the researcher is tenured or has already received funding. It's a vicious cycle.
The Allure of General Purpose Technologies
Generative AI is merely the most recent one.
Are Good Ideas Hard to Find?
This academic paper tells us a lot about why innovation has slowed
When it Comes to New Technologies Like AI, Tempers Run Hot
So far, the most tangible LLM successes have been in generating political disinformation and phishing scams.