Reframing GenAI as Not AI - Generative Search, Auto-Complete and Pattern Matching

This 17-minute video from Pragmatic AI Labs challenges popular conceptions about generative AI by reframing it as generative search and pattern matching rather than true artificial intelligence. Explore how current AI technologies are essentially statistical pattern matching systems without consciousness or true intelligence, despite marketing that suggests otherwise. Learn why these systems hallucinate, recommend non-existent libraries, and create security vulnerabilities. Discover parallels between the AI hype cycle and previous technology bubbles like dot-com, blockchain, and big data. Gain practical advice for successful implementation by treating these as IT tools rather than magical solutions, applying DevOps and Toyota Way principles, and implementing proper quality control frameworks. The presentation offers a critical perspective that can help organizations outcompete rivals by understanding the real limitations of these technologies and avoiding misleading terminology.