The article discusses the cyclical nature of technology adoption, specifically referencing the challenges faced by AI and cloud computing. It argues that new technologies often start with high expectations that lead to disappointment. The author cites David Linthicum's critique of cloud computing and serverless technology, highlighting the tendency for these technologies to be oversold as comprehensive solutions. Instead, as witnessed with other technological advancements, success lies in utilizing these innovations as complementary tools tailored to specific business needs rather than attempting to solve all problems in isolation. AI, particularly genAI, is presented as having potential when used thoughtfully.
This letdown isn't just an AI thing. We go through this process of inflated expectations and disillusionment with pretty much every shiny new technology.
Companies fail when they treat genAI as the answer to everything, but succeed by using genAI as a complementary solution to some things.
Each new technological trend doesn't completely crater but is embraced for modest yet important applications, just as we've seen with cloud and open source.
It's time to become thoughtful about how and where to use AI; it must complement rather than dominate our work.
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