The AI bubble isn't like the internet bubble

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The early web saw workers eagerly adopting new tools like Lotus Notes, which acted as a compromise between IT control and user flexibility, contrasting with today's AI where bosses force usage on reluctant workers.
Workers historically smuggled in technologies like Visicalc and web-based tools to enhance productivity, while AI adoption is driven top-down, with companies monitoring and enforcing its use.
AI differs fundamentally from the early web in unit economics; the web grew more profitable with each user, while AI becomes less profitable, described as having 'dogshit unit economics.'
Teenagers and young adults, typically early adopters, show aversion to AI, unlike the web era where they were passionate advocates demanding workplace integration.
Some autonomous workers adopt AI voluntarily to improve quality (as centaurs), but many are coerced into using it as 'reverse-centaurs,' serving machines rather than being aided by them.

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