>The reason the competition in a field has converged on all the same features, all looking the same and acting the same is because they were all shaped by the same market forces: that's what the businesses wanted!
By this logic, we all want AI. We're screaming out for Microsoft/Amazon/Google to make all their services AI-driven.
I'm sure some customers do want AI, but mostly it's their investors.
With AI, specifically, it's way too early to say that products with AI in it were shaped by market forces.
It takes years for the forces of the market to have an effect on what the product looks like:
1. Purchasers have to make poor purchases, which isn't known until years later.
2. Sellers have to get feedback from rejections to determine what to refine, and how, which also takes years for most products.
3. Sellers have to run out of money when ignoring the signals, which also takes years.
So, sure, maybe extra AI in $PRODUCT isn't wanted by the majority of people, but we won't actually know what forces the market for $PRODUCT is exerting until much later than 2024.
EDIT: web3 was so obviously unwanted, and yet it took about 4 years for that to reflect. It is not so clear about AI, so we can expect that to take longer to establish.
By this logic, we all want AI. We're screaming out for Microsoft/Amazon/Google to make all their services AI-driven.
I'm sure some customers do want AI, but mostly it's their investors.