All this bad AI is wrecking a whole generation of gadgets
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Summary
A recent Insider article outlines how the current AI gadgets are, in practicality, somewhat useless and a distraction that is delaying more practical innovation and useful devices reaching the market.
AI programming means hardware being developed is often just iterative and not particularly cutting edge, with many companies focusing all their efforts on developing AI functionality.
Startups in particular are failing as a result, with investors’ money being wasted on devices that are not commercially viable.
Major companies including Apple and Amazon are guilty of focusing on AI, to the detriment of actually useful innovation.
The article concludes there are many more ways in which technology could be innovative and improve our lives, but these are being overlooked in the AI gold rush.