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Discourse·Jul 14, 2026

George Hotz separates LLM technology from industry hype in new post

Discourse · Hacker News · stat: — George Hotz published a post arguing that the current AI hype cycle obscures genuine, incremental progress in large language model technology. The tiny corp founder…

Discourse · Hacker News · stat: —

George Hotz published a post arguing that the current AI hype cycle obscures genuine, incremental progress in large language model technology. The tiny corp founder criticizes inflated claims and market froth, advocating for a more grounded focus on engineering and what the models can actually do today.

The technical founder backlash to AI hype gains a voice. Founder sentiment may be shifting from pure hype to demonstrable utility.

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  1. https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/07/12/i-love-llms.html

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