The awkward gap between chatbot usage and Big Tech's agentic AI vision
By
Benjamin Riley
Summary
The article discusses the current awkward phase in AI development where despite 95-99% of users interacting with generative AI through classic chatbot interfaces like ChatGPT, Big Tech companies are now explicitly stating that chatbots are not the future. The piece explores the tension between current AI usage patterns and the industry's push toward agentic AI systems, while also examining the failure of AI to develop proper world models. It highlights the disconnect between public perception of AI capabilities and the technical limitations that remain.
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bskyThe awkward gap between chatbot usage and Big Tech's agentic AI visionbuildcognitiveresonance.substack.comKey quotes
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Despite the versatility of these interactions being the very thing that's led to mass AI hysteria broad exuberance about AI capabilities, we are now explicitly being told by the Big Tech companies that chatbots are not, repeat not, the future
On the failure of AI to develop world models
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