Linus Torvalds Dismisses AI Industry as '90% Marketing'

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By msmashOct 29, 2024, 11:21 am361 pts
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has blasted the AI industry as "90% marketing and 10% reality" even as he acknowledged AI's transformative potential. Speaking to TFiR, Torvalds said he would "basically ignore" AI until the hype subsides, predicting meaningful applications would emerge in five years. The Finnish…

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