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> Now do Netflix and YouTube! How about golf courses, almond farming, and Disneyworld?

these are bad examples, because it would be good if they were all gone, except almond farming in areas naturally hospitable to almonds.

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That's what makes them good examples, because I'm not arguing in favor of AI. I'm pointing out that things are never universally good, and if you argue things should be shut down you should expect some of the things you like, or even need, would be on other people's lists.

I don't think anyone is saying it should be shutdown completely. I think there is a conversion to be had about not rushing to build all these DCs when we haven't had enough time or accurate numbers to prove that the tech isn't just hype. We're seeing more and more companies that went all in now pulling back because it turned out that "AI" failed to actually provide any benefit, or so little that it wasn't worth the costs. And it's not getting cheaper.

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