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10. "Hello. Will you be using your McDonald's ;membership today?"

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Thu May 14, 2026, 02:53 PM

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I'm Going to Make a Huge Prediction [View all] MineralMan Yesterday OP

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

Yup. MineralMan Yesterday #2

Yeah, try calling the IRS... bobalew 21 hrs ago #60

It Also Seems To Presume... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #4

This is the most nefarious part Diraven Yesterday #40

Dot.com bubble on steroids North Coast Lawyer 2 hrs ago #91

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

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

Their only path to profitability is evil Diraven 23 hrs ago #47

I happen to love that statement. OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #64

Terrific way to put it! calimary 1 hr ago #92

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

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

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

TY TY TY Katcat Yesterday #20

No. The Madcap Yesterday #26

It is fast. It used to be cheap. Swede 7 hrs ago #66

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

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

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

Disagree. yowzayowzayowza Yesterday #11

Thanks. I understand the technology, MineralMan Yesterday #17

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

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

It's a relatively new technology oldmanlynn 4 hrs ago #84

I so hope you are right! ShazzieB Yesterday #12

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

I hate AI PCB66 Yesterday #13

'that we will all benefit from'?? notinkansas Yesterday #19

I think all the issues you quoted PCB66 23 hrs ago #49

No. The world population is not the focus here. notinkansas 22 hrs ago #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 Yesterday #15

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

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

Most bubbles burst... that's all. MiHale Yesterday #21

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

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

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

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

It will bankrupt the entire country bucolic_frolic Yesterday #29

It will kill a few hundred people before that and have bobalew 23 hrs ago #54

I watched a couple of videos today Racygrandma Yesterday #30

Yes, saw that on FB... buzzycrumbhunger 23 hrs ago #48

No worries about noise. When data centers gobble up all the water and farmers can't irrigate fields Attilatheblond 23 hrs ago #50

I am in KS we are in a drought Racygrandma 21 hrs ago #59

I am in southern part of AZ. And idiot county officials STILL promote data centers Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #61

Used to live in 'wheat country' in Montana. Drought there too. Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #62

And in the meantime, deafness has its advantages! Sweet Rosie Red 7 hrs ago #68

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

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

I agree with you on that..................... Lovie777 Yesterday #34

That's on them for trying to take shortcuts without due diligence MichMan 5 hrs ago #76

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

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

Exactly. MineralMan 23 hrs ago #53

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

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

Nope NoRethugFriends Yesterday #39

Good analysis and explanation. MineralMan Yesterday #42

Thank you. NoRethugFriends 22 hrs ago #58

Perhaps some people do not use AI effectively ThreeNoSeep Yesterday #41

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

Correction ThreeNoSeep 23 hrs ago #51

When people say they do not use AI are wrong. What they mean is that they are being "used" by AI. efhmc 5 hrs ago #81

We fear what we don't understand RoseTrellis Yesterday #43

LOL! MineralMan Yesterday #44

If your 401K has a stock component, you're likely exposed to AI stocks nitpicked 23 hrs ago #46

I think that the real commercial purpose of AI Klarkashton 23 hrs ago #52

I've posted a link to this analysis before .... eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #55

Totally agree that baloon is about to pop CanonRay 22 hrs ago #57

Is AI going away? lonely bird 8 hrs ago #63

"Let Grandma Die for the DOW" Ruby the Liberal 7 hrs ago #65

I agree! Sweet Rosie Red 7 hrs ago #67

Like most DU predictions, this one should be taken with a grain of salt. onenote 7 hrs ago #69

OK. That should go without sayiing. MineralMan 6 hrs ago #71

Very bad advice to advocate against the AI trade in the stock market flamingdem 3 hrs ago #87

I think you're 100% correct. Greybnk48 7 hrs ago #70

Wishful ludditic thinking Sympthsical 6 hrs ago #72

LOL! MineralMan 6 hrs ago #73

I did get a chuckle Sympthsical 6 hrs ago #74

Agree Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 5 hrs ago #75

100% Blue Full Moon 5 hrs ago #77

AI failure in customer service is a feature, not a bug. Bobstandard 5 hrs ago #78

Kevin O'Leary is involved in a number of the proposed large data centres Bev54 5 hrs ago #79

There will always be bad actors who will use AI louis-t 5 hrs ago #80

The Gartner Hype Cycle is undefeated. usonian 4 hrs ago #82

Article from a British tech magazine that you should see: highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #83

Paul Krugman and many others have made the same prediction. Martin68 3 hrs ago #85

Sorry, don't agree flamingdem 3 hrs ago #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 3 hrs ago #88

That's with the models they've released publicly. Jedi Guy 3 hrs ago #89

We can only hope. And I hope you are right on this MM! KPN 2 hrs ago #90