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AI Winter

The cluster focuses on discussions of historical 'AI winters'—periods of hype followed by disillusionment and funding cuts—and speculations about whether another one is imminent amid current AI advancements.

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waynecochran • Jun 21, 2024 • View on HN

Anyone feel another AI winter coming on?

silentbicycle • Sep 15, 2008 • View on HN

So, you think it's a legacy of the AI winter?

taway_1212 • Nov 1, 2017 • View on HN

We’ve had AI winters before, who knows if the next one isn’t coming.

zitterbewegung • Jan 9, 2024 • View on HN

AI has seen so many hype cycles there is a term for it in the industry : AI winter.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winter?wprov=sfti1#

amelius • Jan 14, 2023 • View on HN

Could be the sign of the next AI winter.

culi • Nov 16, 2023 • View on HN

Meh. We've been here before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winter

xxs • May 23, 2024 • View on HN

“AI winter”... is long overdue.

Centigonal • Dec 7, 2022 • View on HN

well, the AI Winter happened in the intervening years, so that might help explainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winter

jjtheblunt • Feb 22, 2023 • View on HN

The comment might mean for the latest AI winter thaw

mbreese • Aug 31, 2024 • View on HN

More like the AI winter from the late 80s.