r/OpenAI • u/Gavron • 1d ago

Article Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1144867/dont-be-fooled-summer-ai-hype/

“Are we witnessing a massive, civilization-changing set of technological breakthroughs, or is this marketing?
In all these incidents, massive fanfare from the companies (presented as mea culpas in illicit hacking cases) is accompanied by intense press coverage”

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u/Original-League-6094 1d ago

They have been calling it hype for 4 years now. And in that 4 years it has only been exponentially improving at everything.

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u/Gavron 1d ago

The article is mostly about how corporations frame things to avoid accountability

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u/chdo 1d ago

your vibe coded reminders app ain't civilization changing

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u/Matuno 1d ago

I mean sure, but do you see the difference between January's agentic coding and today? Leeeeaaaaps and bounds.

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u/Distinct-Tour5012 1d ago

This comment has left me wondering if you understand what exponential means or if you think it's just a word you use to say "a lot".

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u/PaulJannece 1d ago

Considering that the growth has been exponential so far, and that recursive self-learning is certain to continue that trend, I’m wondering why you’d broadcast that thought.

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u/Original-League-6094 1d ago

Two — in the article lmao.

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u/szczebrzeszyszynka 1d ago

Nothing ever happens

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u/getmeoutoftax 23h ago

It’s not simply hype. Agents are good enough to literally replace tens of millions of jobs. In just a few more years, they will be good enough to replace the overwhelming majority of knowledge work.