There’s a very real human problem at the heart of the AI revolution

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The era of AI was ushered in with dazzling displays of its seemingly endless capabilities and a promise to change the world. After OpenAI sparked the generative AI boom in 2022, the pace and scale of AI growth in just about every major industry have been staggering.

These days, although many of the promises have been materializing, it’s left the AI industry itself with a self-inflicted headline problem.

It’s the headlines about spending that have been most troubling. For example, $675 billion in infrastructure investment this year alone and major AI companies like Nvidia surpassing $5 trillion market caps are the kind of news that dominate business headlines. When it comes to adoption, according to KPMG, 93% of US companies will deploy AI in finance within the next 18 months. Look at headlines about layoffs and you’ll find CEOs flattening organizations in the name of efficiency.

Headlines like these have...

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