About this episode

The episode discusses the cyclical nature of AI hype and compares it to past technology trends.

Learn more about AI Field Day here . The massive promises surrounding artificial intelligence are just history repeating itself. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast recorded on-site at AI Field Day 8, host Stephen Foskett is joined by Jim Czuprynski, Kate Scarcella, and Jeff Ello to debate the explosive world of AI hype. They compare the current generative AI boom to past tech cycles like the dot-com era and early cloud computing. Together, they break down the brutal financial realities of a trillion-dollar AI infrastructure investment, dropping software precision, and the truth behind Large Language Models versus traditional machine learning. Panelists: Jim Czuprynski , Chief Storyteller at Zero Defect Computing Jeff Ello , Head of AI at Purdue University Kate Scarcella , Chair of CD Foundation Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Event Lead for Tech Field Day ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Event Lead at Tech Field Day ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , President and Organizer of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tech Field Day⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the Tech Field Day Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on…

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• AI hype
• generative AI

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