Frequently, people have claimed that a piece of technology will make other ones obsolete. That happens but less often that many individuals suspect. More commonly, new tech just creates a more diverse tool belt, with each item in it having a narrower use case over time. We have a much more eclectic workbench than we did 25 years ago, let alone 50. I’ve seen no one marshal evidence beyond potential that AI won’t just become another tool in our box.
Agreed. I definitely think it's a powerful tool and one with a lot of potential. But I think people get really carried away with potential when they see something. In a way, it strikes me as akin to software engineers writing code thinking of only the happy path. "Oh, with gen-AI, you never need to write another email again? Let's actually start gaming that out and see what happens..."
I agree with all of this, I am getting AI fatigue. We are starting to see some real case studies now that it is in the field as well that proof the negative effects: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2BQV1DC
Frequently, people have claimed that a piece of technology will make other ones obsolete. That happens but less often that many individuals suspect. More commonly, new tech just creates a more diverse tool belt, with each item in it having a narrower use case over time. We have a much more eclectic workbench than we did 25 years ago, let alone 50. I’ve seen no one marshal evidence beyond potential that AI won’t just become another tool in our box.
Agreed. I definitely think it's a powerful tool and one with a lot of potential. But I think people get really carried away with potential when they see something. In a way, it strikes me as akin to software engineers writing code thinking of only the happy path. "Oh, with gen-AI, you never need to write another email again? Let's actually start gaming that out and see what happens..."
I agree with all of this, I am getting AI fatigue. We are starting to see some real case studies now that it is in the field as well that proof the negative effects: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2BQV1DC
That's an interesting study to do. It wouldn't have even occurred to me to measure this dimension of the tech.