AI industry internalized 'we're not cool' and pivots consumer apps at 35-year-olds
wordgrammer · x · 2026-10-22
wordgrammer observes that the AI industry has internalized the notions that "we are not cool" and "the 18-24 yr old market hates us," and instead of fighting for younger users, has tried to will into existence consumer AI apps aimed at 35-year-olds — a telling comment on the generational mismatch in AI consumer product positioning.
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