Google Researcher: "Wait-and-See" Deflationary Spiral Is Slowing AI Adoption

Google researcher moultano argues that rapid model iteration creates non-transferable switching costs, prompting a deflationary "wait-and-see" spiral where collective hesitation explains why AI's real-world impact lags expectations.

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