Optimistic scenario: 5 years from now (if there isn’t another major breakthrough in AI technology and we can extrapolate from current trends instead), we’ll all have a much clearer understanding of the things AI is useful for and what it’s not very good at; or, what people want it for, and what people don’t want it for. The tech industry will concentrate on marketing the profitable uses. In other words, the magic✨ will wear off, but not homogenously across different use cases.
Optimistic scenario: 5 years from now (if there isn’t another major breakthrough in AI technology and we can extrapolate from current trends instead), we’ll all have a much clearer understanding of the things AI is useful for and what it’s not very good at; or, what people want it for, and what people don’t want it for. The tech industry will concentrate on marketing the profitable uses. In other words, the magic✨ will wear off, but not homogenously across different use cases.