08/06/2024

Ten Reasons Why AI May be Overrated

For nearly two years, it has witnessed incredible media and industry hype

Is artificial intelligence overrated? Ever since ChatGPT heralded the explosion of generative AI in late 2022, the technology has seen incredible hype in the industry and media. And countless investors have poured billions and billions of dollars into it and related companies.

But a growing chorus of naysayers is expressing doubts about how game-changing generative AI will actually be for the economy.

The discord over AI recently inspired a two-part series on our daily podcast, The Indicator from Planet Money. Co-host Darian Woods and I decided to debate the question: Is AI overrated or underrated?

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