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AI Is Boring

A Hacker News user complained that AI development has become boring, with everyone building the same thing, and asked for genuinely exciting AI projects. Another user replied that most exciting developments are protected IP and not public.

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login AI Is Boring 2 points by sverp 22 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment Everyone is building the same thing. Does anyone know of something genuinely exciting happening in AI? help minimaxir 20 minutes ago [–] Define “genuinely exciting.” Pretty much everything genuinely exciting is protected IP and not public. reply Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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