AI won't go mainstream until it cures something, argues one analysis
imjustnewatai · x · 2026-10-12
The author argues AI isn't mainstream yet: paid subscribers are a tiny minority, and news like OpenAI's recent wave of math research never reaches everyday people. AI will only go mainstream the moment it delivers a breakthrough everyone can feel — such as curing cancer or another deadly disease.
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