The Cloudcast The AI Awkward Years
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Sep 28, 2025 AI is in a puzzling transitional phase, drawing parallels to the awkwardness of teenage years. The rapid consumer adoption contrasts with unclear ROI for businesses. Experts reflect on the divergent views about AI's future, while the lack of rational discourse leaves many companies confused. In this climate, job market uncertainty looms large, as promises of AI lead to layoffs. As industries cycle through fads and persistent technologies, the emergence of impactful use-cases remains uncertain, raising questions about what shapes AI's evolution.
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AI Is In An Awkward Early Era
- AI is in an “awkward” early era comparable to parenting or teenage years, full of rapid change and conflicting guidance.
- We should expect daily surprises and evolving norms before stable, mainstream patterns emerge.
Early Tech Copies The Physical World
- Early technology shifts often digitize existing physical processes rather than reinventing them.
- The internet first replicated storefronts; early AI is similarly overlaying old workflows with new tech.
Hype Inflates Expectations
- AI leaders often promise monumental outcomes like curing disease, which raises expectations beyond practical near-term use.
- That grand rhetoric widens the gap between hype and realistic enterprise value.