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I'm getting increasingly worried and frustrated about this new phase of AI disillusionment. It's naturally fine and healthy to notice the danger of hundreds of billions moving around in financing shell games, and the cost of inference being a wildcard. And to be concerned about that. But I think too many people are conflating that with evidence that this whole thing has been another Crypto/NFT situation. So it's safe to ignore and make fun of. I seriously worry about this because it separates people roughly into two groups: 1. The group who thinks AI is gross and scammy, and/or a bubble, and therefore they avoid it as much as possible 2. The group who sees it as a new, essential tool for upgrading your life and business, and therefore something that must be continuously used and integrated throughout your life We talk a lot about separation of different groups in the U.S., or globally, and I think this is leading to the biggest possible separation. People who are AI-native, or AI-integrated, and people who aren't. This reminds me of reading. Talking to someone who reads 20-50 good books a year is completely different than talking to someone who hasn't read a book since they were forced to in school. They see the world in completely different ways. And they usually have completely different preferences, experiences, and opportunities. Like they're from different planets. Now imagine that with an exponent. Being AI-native is like the opportunities magnifier of being a voracious reader, but magnified many times over. Also doesn't help that they (anecdotally and not surprisingly) tend to be the same people. I'm seeing this difference very acutely in meet people who are wired up vs. not. It's the vast difference in what they think is possible, and what they're shipping (doing) every week. How much they're building, or creating. And I'm not talking about just tech or apps. I'm talking completely non-technical people as well. Even those people who are fully wired up with AI are just way more productive at whatever it is that they do. It feels gross to me. It feels unfair. And it makes me want to evangelize even louder for AI adoption. To try to make sure fewer people fall for the "it's a phase" narrative, or "it's all evil and bad for society" narrative. I honestly think those people are screwed. Or at least seriously hobbled. I guess my takeaway here is that we should, in my opinion, be thinking about this as a binary type situation. It's not quite that, but I think it's a useful frame. You either get yourself and your loved ones into the AI-native camp, or you and they are likely to struggle massively in the coming years. That doesn't mean thinking AI is Jesus, or that it's perfect, or that it's without moral complications, or dangers of over-use. You don't have to be a zealot about it. But think of it like a pill that makes you smarter. Or a team of 100 super-intelligent interns who can help you do whatever you want. Use them. And encourage the people you care about to do the same.

DanielMiessler's tweet photo. I'm getting increasingly worried and frustrated about this new phase of AI disillusionment.

It's naturally fine and healthy to notice the danger of hundreds of billions moving around in financing shell games, and the cost of inference being a wildcard. And to be concerned about that.

But I think too many people are conflating that with evidence that this whole thing has been another Crypto/NFT situation. So it's safe to ignore and make fun of.

I seriously worry about this because it separates people roughly into two groups:

1. The group who thinks AI is gross and scammy, and/or a bubble, and therefore they avoid it as much as possible

2. The group who sees it as a new, essential tool for upgrading your life and business, and therefore something that must be continuously used and integrated throughout your life

We talk a lot about separation of different groups in the U.S., or globally, and I think this is leading to the biggest possible separation.

People who are AI-native, or AI-integrated, and people who aren't.

This reminds me of reading. Talking to someone who reads 20-50 good books a year is completely different than talking to someone who hasn't read a book since they were forced to in school.

They see the world in completely different ways. And they usually have completely different preferences, experiences, and opportunities. Like they're from different planets.

Now imagine that with an exponent. Being AI-native is like the opportunities magnifier of being a voracious reader, but magnified many times over. Also doesn't help that they (anecdotally and not surprisingly) tend to be the same people.

I'm seeing this difference very acutely in meet people who are wired up vs. not. It's the vast difference in what they think is possible, and what they're shipping (doing) every week. How much they're building, or creating.

And I'm not talking about just tech or apps. I'm talking completely non-technical people as well. Even those people who are fully wired up with AI are just way more productive at whatever it is that they do.

It feels gross to me. It feels unfair.

And it makes me want to evangelize even louder for AI adoption. To try to make sure fewer people fall for the "it's a phase" narrative, or "it's all evil and bad for society" narrative.

I honestly think those people are screwed. Or at least seriously hobbled.

I guess my takeaway here is that we should, in my opinion, be thinking about this as a binary type situation. It's not quite that, but I think it's a useful frame.

You either get yourself and your loved ones into the AI-native camp, or you and they are likely to struggle massively in the coming years.

That doesn't mean thinking AI is Jesus, or that it's perfect, or that it's without moral complications, or dangers of over-use. You don't have to be a zealot about it.

But think of it like a pill that makes you smarter. Or a team of 100 super-intelligent interns who can help you do whatever you want.

Use them. And encourage the people you care about to do the same.

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