Nobody Needs a Personal AI Assistant — Freeing Up Time Just Means More TikTok
0xAllen_ · x · 2026-10-06
A provocative take from Graham (Semafor editor) argues the personal AI assistant is a solution in search of a problem: Americans already average 7 hours of screen time a day, so there's no shortage of time — and no evidence that freeing up more leads to anything but scrolling. If anything, he says, daily life needs more offline friction.
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