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3. Everybody I know is somewhat skeptical/uncomfortable engaging with it....

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Thu May 14, 2026, 02:09 PM

May 14

Few are outright clamoring for it.. (outside of a few techies)..
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I'm Going to Make a Huge Prediction [View all] MineralMan May 14 OP

There is unquestionably a bubble in the sector... Moostache May 14 #1

Yup. MineralMan May 14 #2

Yeah, try calling the IRS... bobalew May 14 #60

It Also Seems To Presume... ProfessorGAC May 14 #4

This is the most nefarious part Diraven May 14 #40

Dot.com bubble on steroids North Coast Lawyer Friday #91

Everybody I know is somewhat skeptical/uncomfortable engaging with it.... Ars Longa May 14 #3

A very expensive, society-wrecking solution looking for a problem. Midnight Writer May 14 #5

Their only path to profitability is evil Diraven May 14 #47

I happen to love that statement. OldBaldy1701E Friday #64

Terrific way to put it! calimary Friday #92

Good advice. As an IT person, I trust you far more than many others sprouting this nonsense about AI etc. It SWBTATTReg May 14 #6

Drive thru fast food places like Rally's have AI taking orders.............. Lovie777 May 14 #7

"Hello. Will you be using your McDonald's ;membership today?" 3Hotdogs May 14 #10

TY TY TY Katcat May 14 #20

No. The Madcap May 14 #26

It is fast. It used to be cheap. Swede Friday #66

I think it's more fundamental than that sab390 May 14 #8

No doubt. I don't know what happens. MineralMan May 14 #14

Agree, AI is a tool, not a solution. IzzaNuDay May 14 #9

Disagree. yowzayowzayowza May 14 #11

Thanks. I understand the technology, MineralMan May 14 #17

The dot com bubble didnt kill the internet any more than this one will kill AI. yowzayowzayowza May 14 #18

It didn't kill, but it screwed up the economy big time for a while. MineralMan May 14 #23

It's a relatively new technology oldmanlynn Friday #84

I so hope you are right! ShazzieB May 14 #12

I agree with you, but I do it coming from a different angle. slightlv May 14 #22

I hate AI PCB66 May 14 #13

'that we will all benefit from'?? notinkansas May 14 #19

I think all the issues you quoted PCB66 May 14 #49

No. The world population is not the focus here. notinkansas May 14 #56

I think humans are learning faster than AI: for example, many of us can now recognize AI fake pics /videos very quickly. C Moon May 14 #15

Man, I hope your right. My techi relative thinks it's gonna take over the world Joinfortmill May 14 #16

Well, you have to admit they are trying, for sure. ananda May 14 #37

Most bubbles burst... that's all. MiHale May 14 #21

Ed Zitron's done some of the best writing on this flawed, heavily subsidized tech and the bubble it's created. highplainsdem May 14 #24

The way I see it, AI's most prominent role infullview May 14 #25

My son in college just shrugs and says it's a tool - TBF May 14 #27

I think you may overestimate what businesses really think about CSAT Bristlecone May 14 #28

It will bankrupt the entire country bucolic_frolic May 14 #29

It will kill a few hundred people before that and have bobalew May 14 #54

I watched a couple of videos today Racygrandma May 14 #30

Yes, saw that on FB... buzzycrumbhunger May 14 #48

No worries about noise. When data centers gobble up all the water and farmers can't irrigate fields Attilatheblond May 14 #50

I am in KS we are in a drought Racygrandma May 14 #59

I am in southern part of AZ. And idiot county officials STILL promote data centers Attilatheblond May 14 #61

Used to live in 'wheat country' in Montana. Drought there too. Attilatheblond May 14 #62

And in the meantime, deafness has its advantages! Sweet Rosie Red Friday #68

You could read the same analysis as this post SCantiGOP May 14 #31

I also think that AI will end up being a bust LetMyPeopleVote May 14 #32

I agree with you on that..................... Lovie777 May 14 #34

That's on them for trying to take shortcuts without due diligence MichMan Friday #76

If you are in the market at all, perhaps consider XMAG ETF pat_k May 14 #33

As I have said elsewhere this looks exactly like the excessive speculation I saw when the internet was ramping up Ford_Prefect May 14 #35

Exactly. MineralMan May 14 #53

Thomas Edison new well the potential of new technology even in the face of its opposition. Ol Janx Spirit May 14 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull May 14 #38

Nope NoRethugFriends May 14 #39

Good analysis and explanation. MineralMan May 14 #42

Thank you. NoRethugFriends May 14 #58

Perhaps some people do not use AI effectively ThreeNoSeep May 14 #41

Most people don't use it at all. MineralMan May 14 #45

Correction ThreeNoSeep May 14 #51

When people say they do not use AI are wrong. What they mean is that they are being "used" by AI. efhmc Friday #81

We fear what we don't understand RoseTrellis May 14 #43

LOL! MineralMan May 14 #44

If your 401K has a stock component, you're likely exposed to AI stocks nitpicked May 14 #46

I think that the real commercial purpose of AI Klarkashton May 14 #52

I've posted a link to this analysis before .... eppur_se_muova May 14 #55

Totally agree that baloon is about to pop CanonRay May 14 #57

Is AI going away? lonely bird Friday #63

"Let Grandma Die for the DOW" Ruby the Liberal Friday #65

I agree! Sweet Rosie Red Friday #67

Like most DU predictions, this one should be taken with a grain of salt. onenote Friday #69

OK. That should go without sayiing. MineralMan Friday #71

Very bad advice to advocate against the AI trade in the stock market flamingdem Friday #87

I think you're 100% correct. Greybnk48 Friday #70

Wishful ludditic thinking Sympthsical Friday #72

LOL! MineralMan Friday #73

I did get a chuckle Sympthsical Friday #74

Agree Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Friday #75

100% Blue Full Moon Friday #77

AI failure in customer service is a feature, not a bug. Bobstandard Friday #78

Kevin O'Leary is involved in a number of the proposed large data centres Bev54 Friday #79

There will always be bad actors who will use AI louis-t Friday #80

The Gartner Hype Cycle is undefeated. usonian Friday #82

Article from a British tech magazine that you should see: highplainsdem Friday #83

Paul Krugman and many others have made the same prediction. Martin68 Friday #85

Sorry, don't agree flamingdem Friday #86

I thnk you are right, esp since it wasn't a real "hit" to start with. In some apps, it might be good, but not for human Exp Friday #88

That's with the models they've released publicly. Jedi Guy Friday #89

We can only hope. And I hope you are right on this MM! KPN Friday #90

The Agentic Economy Celerity Monday #93