The reason for this is because LLM companies have tuned their models to aggressively blow smoke up their users' asses.
These "tools" are designed to aggressively exploit human confirmation bias, so as to prevent the user from identifying their innumerable inadequacies.
Google being able to skip ahead of every other AI company is wild. They just sat back and watched, then decided it was time to body the competition.
The DOJ really should break up Google [1]. They have too many incumbent advantages that were already abuse of monopoly power.
[1] https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/ - call your reps and tell them!
The problem with Google is that someone had to show them how to make a product out of the thing, which Open AI did.
Then Anthropic taught them to make a more specific product out of there models
In every aspect, they're just playing catch up, and playing me too.
Models are only part of the solution
Not trying to challenge you, and I'd sincerely love to read your response. People said similar things about previous gen-AI tool announcements that proved over time to be overstated. Is there some reason to put more weight in "what people on HN said" in this case, compared to previous situations?
1. They likely work at the company (and have RSUs that need to go up)
2. Also invested in the company in the open market or have active call options.
3. Trying to sell you their "AI product".
4. All of the above.
I don't see any other way of doing this. The people who keep reading and following comments either here on HN, from LocalLlama or otherwise will continue to be misinformed by all the FUD and guerilla marketing that is happening across all of these places.
