No AI Products Matter Yet: Most Users Treat AI Like Glorified Google
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-08-06
AI researcher Dan Jeffries shared what he calls the hardest lesson he's learned over the past four years: there is currently no AI product that matters or will sell to anyone outside the absolute earliest part of the diffusion of innovation curve.
He pointed out that the vast majority of ordinary users are still using AI merely like glorified versions of Google or Grammarly. This highlights a significant gap between current AI capabilities and their actual utility in solving deep, real-world problems for the general public.
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