On
several occasions we have exposed positively about the platforms that use
Artificial Intelligence or Blockchain as a base. Addressing issues of how they
have created applications to help in anyone's daily life. However, there is an
opinion that these events are what is known as "cat by hare".
"Pure
hype"
This
debate is being led by people who identify themselves in the computer sciences,
expressing themselves through media such as HackerNews. These are forums for
discussing technology issues, but focused on the technical field. Their
struggle lies in the fact that companies, particularly those of marketing, are
selling the AI and Blockchain platforms as if they "solve all the
problems".
In this
sense, they refer that these technologies have particular functions and defined
by their technical composition. Therefore, trying to apply them to other tasks
is only a waste of time, implying that resources are also wasted. They use
various examples as evidence:
Starting
with AI, purist computing people consider using AI to perform tasks such as
managing a database useless. Posing that there are algorithms that use fewer
resources and would do the task faster.
With
respect to Blockchain, the example is similar, stating that using this
technology that Satoshi created in tasks such as storing data from a clinic or a
university is complicating a job as simple as a good database.
Particularly
with Blockchain they criticize the companies that create “centralized” block
chains, being those that cannot be undermined. They argue that this does not
follow Satoshi's ideal of decentralizing the world, claiming that the certain
anonymous character is surely a computerist.
Considering
these reasons, they argue that companies are using the hype, being the emotion
of the moment, to sell utopian ideas of AI and Blockchain. Reflecting in this
way that they are selling cat by hare to users.
Finally,
its main argument is that at the moment there are more projects in alpha or
beta state than some really working service or product.
Winter
is coming
His
annoyance and anger is based on what they call "I invest IA &
Blockchain", making reference that the hype will eventually end. This
would cause academic research sites, such as institutes or universities, to
stop receiving funds to continue their work.
Therefore,
now knowing the position of experts in the technical part of what we have
stated on several occasions, we want to ask you the question.
Do you
think that the AI & Blockchain platforms are fulfilling what they
promise?
SOURCE: Criptotendencia
