Benedict Evans: Why AI Isn't What You Think

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throwmeaway222 · 2h ago

> Benedict Evans has been calling tech shifts for decades. Now he says forget the hype: AI isn’t the new electricity. It’s the biggest change since the iPhone, and that’s plenty big enough.

It's definitely much larger than the iphone. the iphone is only represents a surge in software usage, that's it.

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Benedict Evans: Why AI Isn't What You Think

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