- A Fortune 500 executive admitted that inflated AI productivity claims (e.g., 100x gains) are often repeated to avoid undermining customer executives' credibility and risking contract cancellations.
- Corporate culture across industries is gripped by an AI mania that discourages dissent, with heretics facing excommunication; silent skeptics are largely correct.
- Generative AI feels 'magical' (Clarke's third law) and empowers non-technical users, but its real impact is far less than corporate executives imagine, akin to a bubble that will eventually burst.
- Many people use computers mainly for communication, not creation; generative AI changes this by enabling creation for those with low computer aptitude, fueling overblown enthusiasm.