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First, would have to agree that there is quite a bit of history being ignored, but I suspect this deck is more to excite and interest investors than anything else.

The value of AI depends largely on perceived value IMHO, and the frequency of "winters" will correlate with that. I think we are still a bit too early for VR to really take off, but that did not stop a $2b acquisition and loads of investor interest. This will probably artificially constrain what should be an AI winter right now, just because so much money is continuing to go into it.

I personally applaud that so much enthusiasm is going into AI right now, and though we are repeating history to some extent I still think we are making incremental advancements (however small) - even if this just means applying old AI techniques to new advancements in hardware.




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