As someone in the field of Radiology I can confirm there is a great divide in what current AI fanatics say that their programs can do versus what they actually do in the real world setting.
It's quite striking how bad the pull-ups example is! It provides basically no relevant information for a beginner - how are you supposed to progress through those variants? What's the difference between "strength focus" and "volume focus" and "full-body strength", particularly when the "program" already specifies (absolutely random) sets and reps? Are you supposed to do the "core exercises" (which all are pulling motions) in "Day 4 - Core and mobility"? There are no tips on how to engage your back or core in an actual pull-up! It is absolutely the case that the r/fitness wiki is written with far more care and consideration (and, as a result, is markedly more useful) that the entire ad.
And don't get me started on "I want a recipe that makes my date think she's dating ChatGPT". Are you going to ChatGPT some bullshit as well if she (because, of course, the character is a man and the date is a woman) is curious about what drew you to that dish? It doesn't even tell you how long to boil the goddamn pasta* or which pasta works best or which texture you want to aim for! If you want to look up a recipe, why would you want to use the one thing that is known to backfire spectacularly at that purpose?
* Actually it seems you're supposed to "boil pasta water", it would be fun to robotically follow this recipe and add the pasta at the specified step.
What's your take, as a Silicon valley tech bubble insider, on the economics of these AI companies? I recently read Cory Doctorow's blog on this where he predicts almost all of the companies will collapse: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/econopocalypse/
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As someone in the field of Radiology I can confirm there is a great divide in what current AI fanatics say that their programs can do versus what they actually do in the real world setting.
It's quite striking how bad the pull-ups example is! It provides basically no relevant information for a beginner - how are you supposed to progress through those variants? What's the difference between "strength focus" and "volume focus" and "full-body strength", particularly when the "program" already specifies (absolutely random) sets and reps? Are you supposed to do the "core exercises" (which all are pulling motions) in "Day 4 - Core and mobility"? There are no tips on how to engage your back or core in an actual pull-up! It is absolutely the case that the r/fitness wiki is written with far more care and consideration (and, as a result, is markedly more useful) that the entire ad.
And don't get me started on "I want a recipe that makes my date think she's dating ChatGPT". Are you going to ChatGPT some bullshit as well if she (because, of course, the character is a man and the date is a woman) is curious about what drew you to that dish? It doesn't even tell you how long to boil the goddamn pasta* or which pasta works best or which texture you want to aim for! If you want to look up a recipe, why would you want to use the one thing that is known to backfire spectacularly at that purpose?
* Actually it seems you're supposed to "boil pasta water", it would be fun to robotically follow this recipe and add the pasta at the specified step.
I am almost compelled to post my own very successful pull-up progression program...
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What's your take, as a Silicon valley tech bubble insider, on the economics of these AI companies? I recently read Cory Doctorow's blog on this where he predicts almost all of the companies will collapse: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/econopocalypse/
If I had good takes about economics and slightly less rich aversion, I'd be so much wealthier...