By Noah Weidner
Publication Date: 2026-03-31 03:49:00
Industry leaders swear that artificial intelligence (AI) is here and will only get better. The tech elite, proclaiming their potential to the masses, swear that there is only one way to adapt: use it, learn and adapt. And if not, you will be left behind.
But that’s not really a given. Although tech companies continue to portray AI as an “inevitable” part of the future of work and life, their quest for world domination (and potentially a growing share of the labor market) is questionable.
At the heart of the question is new data about its reception by the American public and its use by global companies.
Over the last few weeks, we’ve addressed how the Iran conflict is affecting everything from energy to agriculture. It also impacts the state of AI, particularly by impacting semiconductor manufacturing.
Geopolitical issues aside, however, there is an even bigger problem the AI industry needs to solve: its…
