It just hit me that what the iPhone did to hardware, AI will do to software. We used to have a million different physical products and devices to meet our needs for communication, getting news, listening to music, taking photos, etc. Then, BOOM, it all collapses into the consumer hardware... See more

.@micsolana nailed it. You can feel the soullessness of a lot of ai products. Not evil, just empty. (although i think xAI companions are evil, and plenty of applications of AI (if not AI applications) are incredible). Luckily, there are a lot of uncommonly clear discussions of material... See more