Ask HN: What's the AI Revolution "Model T Ford"?

3 points by ComputerPerson 33 days ago | 7 comments

What upcoming innovations will redefine multiple/many domains the way the automobile changed logistics, travel, etc.?

It was ChatGPT in nov 2022. Brought to the masses at scale.

ChatGPT is, indeed, part of the revolution. Analogously to the early 1900s, I see this more as another machine that changed the factory landscape. For example, fine fabrics were mass-produced and turned into dresses.

From there, fine dresses became something affordable to people who never could have dreamed of them. ChatGPT is simply one of these machines, producing "deep research" as a fine dress; just an example.

Chatbot subscriptions will never be ubiquitous household and industry mainstays. I'm asking bigger.

Or maybe they will! I know that if I had something to yap to, that responded quickly, had perfect (better than Whisper) understanding, and remembered everything perfectly, I'd journal with it. This isn't a reality yet. Models are too slow and expensive for this to work with tools like OpenClaw, Hermes, etc.

pbkompasz 33 days ago | |

In that case google search would be the Model T and ChatGPT would be the automatic transmission or push to start.

aristofun 33 days ago |

This isn’t really a revolution until we have new energy sources. There is no T model until that point. Don’t be silly.

NishanStepak 33 days ago | |

Bill Gates is invested in Terrapower which is Natrium nuclear reactors. He is also invested in Commonwealth Fusion. Nvidia and Google are also invested in Commonwealth Fusion. Sam Altman is invested in Helion Energy. Helion Energy broke ground on a planned fusion reactor. https://www.cleanenergyexcellence.org/helion-breaks-ground-o... Tech has been quietly investing heavily in fusion, nuclear, wind and solar power. There has been a lot of research lately in how to use AI to stabilize plasma. https://www.energy.gov/science/fes/articles/ai-tackles-disru... I would invest but it is way more money than I have.

Dumblydorr 32 days ago | |

I don’t think it’s silly to say there’s a potential revolution and ask what it might be. Overly cynical comment I think, trying to be Vaclav Smil in a conversation not mentioning energy.

aristofun 32 days ago | | |

I don’t think there would be a revolution (not in any positive sense of the word anyway) even of energy problem is solved.

I apologize if my comment looks cynical, i meant it in a friendly informal tone.