{"id":290755,"date":"2024-10-29T12:20:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=343011"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:48:21","slug":"90-of-ai-is-currently-a-big-marketing-campaign-claims-the-creator-of-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/90-of-ai-is-currently-a-big-marketing-campaign-claims-the-creator-of-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"&quot;90% of AI is currently a big marketing campaign,&quot; claims the creator of Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linus Torvalds, creator of the third most used operating system in the PC world, recently participated in an event focused on open source, where he had a few things to say about AI technology and the future of the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/b330d2b7-464c-4693-b81d-2c97b1edf062\/857405465\/chatgpt-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Torvalds stated that the current state of AI is 90 percent marketing and 10 percent reality<\/strong>. The developer, awarded the Millennium Technology Prize of Finland for creating the Linux kernel, was interviewed during the Open Source Summit held in Vienna, where he had the opportunity to talk about both the open source world and the latest technological trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The technologist stated that modern generative AI services represent an interesting advancement in machine learning technology<\/strong>, and that they will eventually change the world. At the same time, he expressed his discontent with the hype that is fueling too many AI-related initiatives and contributing to the impossibly high market valuations of Nvidia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Linus Torvalds on the kernel, GenAI, EVs, programming languages and more\u2026\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s4wlrxFf2lM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A promising technology, but full of smoke and exploiters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nowadays, everyone and their dog are talking about AI, or setting up some cloud-based AI service, or funding a multi-million dollar AI-focused startup somewhere in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Torvalds hates the hype cycle so much that he doesn&#8217;t even want to get involved in it.<\/strong> The developer is essentially ignoring everything related to AI, although things are likely to change drastically in a few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Torvalds, <strong>in five years, generative algorithms and machine learning technology will be much more useful and interesting<\/strong>. At that time, everyone will be able to understand how AI can really be used and what types of everyday workloads it can accelerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Linus Torvalds reckons AI is \u201890% marketing and 10% reality\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ob7R7zpohT\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ob7R7zpohT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QhFr0b1q02\">pic.twitter.com\/QhFr0b1q02<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tom&#39;s Hardware (@tomshardware) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomshardware\/status\/1850921127951925637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creator of Linux is not the only one who distrusts the modern capabilities of AI, as the CEO of Baidu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/105233-baidu-ceo-99-ai-companies-wont-survive-bubble.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">recently stated<\/a> that 99% of current &#8220;AI companies&#8221; will soon follow the path of the (digital) dodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Torvalds admitted that ChatGPT and other similar services are magnificent as a pure technological demonstration <\/strong>and that, obviously, they are already used in many fields and for different workloads. &#8220;But I hate the hype cycle,&#8221; and we couldn&#8217;t agree more with the genius.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linus Torvalds, creator of the third most used PC operating system in the world, recently participated in an event focused on open source, where he had a few things to say about AI technology and the future of the sector. 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