𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲?
AI and robotics demos focus on the wrong things.
We see robots sweeping floors or packing boxes. These are jobs humans already do. A human is often cheaper than a robot with a subscription fee.
We do not see robots entering nuclear plants or cleaning toxic spills. Those tasks justify the cost. Instead, the industry shows job replacement. This causes public fear.
The same pattern exists with LLMs and image generators.
Companies wrap AI APIs in simple interfaces. They add AI labels to old software. This is the dot-com era repeating itself. Success comes to those who build new categories, not those who move old businesses online.
Airbnb changed how we rent rooms. Uber changed how we travel.
AI has not reached its version of these moments yet. Large labs spend billions on obvious goals. They do not stop to think about what comes next.
The current debate is also stuck.
Artists feel replaced. Creators fight people who steal their content. Some use AI to make low-quality videos. The tool is great, but the use is mediocre.
After Effects helped build cinematic universes. AI currently produces memes. The tech is high-level, but the imagination is low.
We act like cavemen using a gas stove to burn marshmallows. We do not use the heat for complex cooking.
We call ourselves masters of our tools. We say we will always adapt. But what happens when AI stops assisting humans and starts acting on its own?
The labs do not ask this question. The money is too high to allow for a pause. Tech leaders and developers are all stuck in the same bubble.
The real danger is our lack of imagination. The space for true innovation is empty. Nobody has walked into it yet.
Source: https://dev.to/ryo_suwito/lets-gather-devs-are-we-trapped-inside-a-collective-knowledge-bubble-4g74
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