> Was hyped hard but what did you expect? It’s part of the game

That lying is common, does not mean one cannot criticize an entity for lying.

I expect them not to lie? If it's worth hyping hard, hype it hard. If it's an incremental improvement, don't.

It makes me crazy that this kind of institutionalized lying is so normal in the Valley that we get comments like yours shaming people for not understanding that lies are the default baseline. Can't we expect better? This culture is what gives us shit like Theranos, where we all pretend to be shocked even though any outside analysis could see it was an inevitable outcome.

That’s exactly the problem the author has. Lying and hype have replaced genuine innovation. It’s sad that lying and pushing nonsense is “part of the game” because it shouldn’t be. The game is only of benefit to a handful of people like Altman, not the humanity or to the field in general. I am sick of it as well… Tech has become grifter central and everyone is high on their own fucking supply…

> It’s part of the game

It should get you sent to jail. I've had enough of empty promises. How much capital is misallocated because it's chasing this bullshit?

Hype is one thing, but the chasm between "we have internal AGI" and what they delivered feels more like a grift.

It's not? Could we expect people posing as scientists to show a modicum of rigor and honesty? I know tech bros are only posing (except maybe Bezos), but still, try harder? Altman is making me sympathize with Musk.