Most people still use AI only for gimmicks, and the author says it is still very early
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-07-23
The author argues that people still underestimate how early the AI era is.
In their view, most people barely use AI beyond gimmicky cases, and many have not used these tools at all. The quoted comment adds that even after reading the transcript, the main takeaway is that progress is still early and meaningful gains should continue with each model update over the next two years.
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