The brute force phase of AI

Artificial intelligence that requires specialized hardware is doomed to fail, according to Gartner analyst Erick Brethenoux. In an interview with The Register, he explained that GPUs could also be affected. Brethenoux sees the current phase of AI as a “brute force” approach in which immature programming techniques are compensated for by powerful hardware.

He predicts that generative AI will be suitable for only about five percent of use cases, while 90 percent of attention is focused on it. Many companies have already realized that established AI techniques are often more efficient and cost-effective.

Instead, Brethenoux recommends “composite AI,” which combines generative AI with proven methods such as machine learning.