I’m starting to think that AI has become a cult. We’ve already seen fatalities and people going insane over chatbots. And whenever someone tries to criticize or caution against the AI bubble, there are always people quick to defend it.
I’ve seen Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, admit that AI is a bubble, but still, people insist that it will replace millions of jobs. How? We’re not even close to being ready. Sam Altman himself said that it would take a trillion dollars in infrastructure to make AI a reality.
It’s like saying in 2000 that Pets.com would replace all pet shops by 2001. If AI is a bubble, it will pop, and it will take a lot of capital with it. OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies might not even be able to keep the lights on.
The False Promise of AI
I’ve seen this argument before: that AI will replace human jobs just like computers replaced human calculators. But that’s not entirely true. Computers replaced human calculators because they were more precise and faster. AI, on the other hand, is notoriously imprecise. It’s not even close to beating humans, and people are already reversing their decision to use it.
Imagine relying on faulty computers during World War II while the other side has precise human calculators. It’s unthinkable. Yet, that’s what we’re doing with AI.
The Cult of AI
The AI enthusiasts are like cultists, doubling down on their claims even when faced with evidence that AI is not yet ready. They say that AI is here to stay, even when GPT-5 has peaked and is no better than GPT-4. They still argue that AI will replace software engineers, despite the fact that AI is not even close to being able to do so.
It’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate our obsession with AI. We need to be cautious and critical of the AI bubble before it’s too late.
*Further reading: The Dark Side of AI*