10 Mar, 2025 I have been a skeptic of some of the more breathless claims made for Generative AI since at least October 2023, when I participated in a panel organized by Syracuse University. Specifically, I have been skeptical of claims that these technologies will dramatically increase labor productivity in most or all occupations. This is generally what is meant by those who see Generative AI as a 'first step' toward 'artificial general intelligence' and is implicit in claims that AI needs to ...