The article critiques the current state of mid technology, particularly artificial intelligence, highlighting its mediocre applications in various fields. While A.I. has great potential to revolutionize workplaces, its implementations often yield only minor improvements, such as faster document creation. The author draws attention to the disappointing nature of technologies that promised significant change but instead produced ordinary results. The concept of 'mid' technology emphasizes how many innovations fail to disrupt existing systems meaningfully, leading to a sense of underwhelming progress in various sectors.
I’m far from a Luddite. It is precisely because I use new technology that I know mid when I see it.
The use cases for artificial intelligence across every domain of work and life have started to get silly really fast.
A.I. is one of many technologies that promise transformation through iteration rather than disruption, yet often delivers mid results.
Even the most enthusiastic papers about A.I.'s power to augment white-collar work have struggled to come up with something more exciting.
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