𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲?

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲?

Tech demos for robots often fail to impress.

We see robots packing boxes or sweeping floors. These are jobs humans already do. A human is often cheaper than a robot with a monthly subscription.

We should see robots in nuclear plants. We should see them cleaning toxic spills or handling explosives. That justifies the cost. Instead, the industry focuses on replacing existing jobs. This causes public anger.

The same thing happens with AI models.

Companies take old business models and add an AI API. They slap an AI label on old software. This is like the dot-com boom. The winners will be those who build new categories, not those who move old ones online.

Airbnb changed how we rent rooms. Uber changed how we travel.

AI has not reached that level yet. Labs spend billions to optimize what already exists. They do not stop to imagine new worlds.

The current debate also goes nowhere.

Artists feel replaced. Creators fight people stealing their content. On the other side, people use AI to make low-quality videos.

The tools are incredible. The ideas behind them are weak. We have tools that can build cinematic universes. Instead, we use them to make fake images of famous people in hoodies.

We are like cavemen using a gas stove to burn marshmallows. The stove can cook a steak. We are not even close to that.

The biggest problem is a lack of imagination.

Tech leaders and developers are stuck in a bubble. We call it innovation, but we are just swimming in circles.

The tech moves fast. In three years, video AI went from text to motion-controlled clips. This is impressive. But is it enough?

We tell ourselves we master our tools. We say we stay relevant with every new invention.

But what happens when AI hits its true potential? Not when it assists you, but when it stands alone.

Are you the master of your tools? Or are you the last person to realize you are not?

The empty space for real innovation is still waiting. Nobody has walked into it yet.

Source: https://dev.to/ryo_suwito/lets-gather-devs-are-we-trapped-inside-a-collective-knowledge-bubble-4g74