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HeavenlyPossum on Nostr: In contrast, the US spent a mere $298 billion on its Apollo space mission and got ...

In contrast, the US spent a mere $298 billion on its Apollo space mission and got something tangible in return: giant rockets that carried human beings to another world and back.

Why is the world getting *so little* from its investment in generative AI, especially compared to other investments that cost less but produced far more?

Setting aside the fact that AI is largely a scam and that the finances of AI are a titanic bubble waiting to pop at any moment, I think that discrepancy in scale is worth considering. Where else have we seen something like that?

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ECONOMY/AI-INVESTMENT/gkvlqbgxkpb/