"so AI will improve rapidly and take us to places that we cannot imagine today."

The perception most people have of what AI is comes from imagination, usually of others who have created works of fiction, or are presented as experts in the field (or spew snake oil sales patter) depicting what AI is, which more often than not what is available currently, it's always 'just around the corner'. This is why "AI" is always bullshit: once you understand it, it's not AI any more, it's something else. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

> This is why "AI" is always bullshit:

It's ironic that you cite Jamie Zawinski in the context of this thread

• https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/09/html-email-was-that-your-fault/

... he blames himself for introducing HTML-emails. xD

Cheers Rolf
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OT: in the comments there is mention to proletext, the not very rich text, which exploits the idea of formatting by invisible controls (i.e. spaces!) at the end of each line.

On that ChatGPT thing, it was a stroke of genious, for the wrong reasons none-the-less, that managment forbids anyone under the age of 18 to use it. This is important because "generative" AI relies on fresh data like biological procreation needs source of fresh genes. Lest it becomes degenerative AI. So, my point being that beyond the impressive technical feat that this ChatGPT represents, it is a well-laid trap that humans finally set for themselves to ambush humaninty into Idiocracy. Count me out, scatophilia and coprolagnia are not my dish.