Three years back, our team in Austin built a chatbot that could only handle 5 basic questions.

Last month, we saw a demo of a new model from a startup that could hold a full 20 minute conversation and remember specific details you mentioned at the start. It felt like a huge jump. Some folks on my team think this kind of fast progress means we should push for more creative, open ended AI projects now. Others argue we should focus on making our current tools more reliable before chasing the next shiny thing. Where do you all stand on prioritizing new features versus solidifying the basics?

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matthew_hart2512d ago

Totally get that feeling of a huge jump. Saw a demo last year where a model could barely follow a recipe, and now my friend's startup has one drafting full blog posts from a few bullet points. It's wild. Hard not to want to chase that new stuff, but the old tools still break if you look at them funny.

nina_johnson8612d ago

Tell your friend's startup I'm ready to be replaced, matthew_hart25. My old tools already break if I breathe on them wrong.

markhall13h ago

Man, that reminds me of trying to get my old printer to work last week. It needed some weird driver update from 2012, and the setup guide was a PDF it couldn't even print. Felt like I was fixing a museum piece. Makes you wonder what we're still holding onto just because it's familiar, you know?