paulbg@programming.dev to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 2 months agoMeta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse”arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
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minus-squareZDL@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkarrow-up28·2 months agoWhat ever happened to this metaverse nonsense? I mean they changed the company name to show how seriously they were taking it and … nothing.
minus-squarewitty_username@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 months agoThey may have realised that they didn’t want to compete with second life anymore
minus-square𝕊𝕞𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕞 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕔@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoI think the closest thing they’d be competing with is VRChat and that’s a whole other can of worms
minus-squareMojoMcJojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoThey were competing with people who didn’t want to strap a screen to their face. Now it looks like they’re competing for world domination
minus-square𝕊𝕞𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕞 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕔@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoAh true, they wanted it for everyone else who wasn’t already in VRChat
minus-squareIsaamoonKHGDT_6143@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIf it still exists, but it is in its niche like virtual reality
minus-squareZDL@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoAren’t they big enough to just buy Second Life and have a full, already-working “metaverse” waiting for them?
minus-squareBudgetBandit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoSecond Life is privately owned, just like Steam/Valve. Meta can’t just buy them - and this is good.
minus-squareZDL@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoNever underestimate the power of backing up a dump truck filled with cash and tipping it onto the front yard of someone you’re trying to buy.
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-22 months agoIt didn’t create a return for VCs fast enough. Now VCs are throwing money at anybody who slaps a “now with AI!” sticker on the side of their shovelware. All aboard the money train! Who cares if it does anything useful as long as we can convince somebody to pay for it.
minus-squarepaulbg@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agothe only metaverse we got is a wireless VR to watch pornhub 💀
What ever happened to this metaverse nonsense? I mean they changed the company name to show how seriously they were taking it and … nothing.
They may have realised that they didn’t want to compete with second life anymore
I think the closest thing they’d be competing with is VRChat and that’s a whole other can of worms
They were competing with people who didn’t want to strap a screen to their face.
Now it looks like they’re competing for world domination
Ah true, they wanted it for everyone else who wasn’t already in VRChat
It still exists?
If it still exists, but it is in its niche like virtual reality
Aren’t they big enough to just buy Second Life and have a full, already-working “metaverse” waiting for them?
Second Life is privately owned, just like Steam/Valve. Meta can’t just buy them - and this is good.
Never underestimate the power of backing up a dump truck filled with cash and tipping it onto the front yard of someone you’re trying to buy.
It didn’t create a return for VCs fast enough.
Now VCs are throwing money at anybody who slaps a “now with AI!” sticker on the side of their shovelware. All aboard the money train! Who cares if it does anything useful as long as we can convince somebody to pay for it.
the only metaverse we got is a wireless VR to watch pornhub 💀