So where are all the AI apps?

Re:So where are all the AI apps? by darth_aardvark on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @10:36AM (#47503254)

So many execs and marketing people seem to think customers explicitly "want AI".

Most people do not want AI! Only a tiny segment of Middle Managers Looking To Leverage New Technology are actually excited by AI branding.

But, lots of people want software that does magically useful things, and LLMs can do that! Just...don't brand it as AI.

It's like branding a new computer with more processing power as "Jam Packed with Silicon and Capacitors!" instead of, "It starts up really fast!". Nobody needs to know implementation details if the thing is actually useful.

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Re:So where are all the AI apps? by shermantanktop on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @10:52AM (#47503507)

I’ve pointed this out to my VPs. Consumer sentiment shows a strong negative sentiment about AI, especially in unexpected places. Why are we convinced they will like an AI-forward feature?

There was no real answer but I got definite you’re-being-the-turd-in-the-punchbowl vibes.

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Re:So where are all the AI apps? by TimTheTinker on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @11:36AM (#47504235)

Stockholder AI sentiment hasn't yet incorporated consumer AI sentiment, it seems.

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Re:So where are all the AI apps? by bluefirebrand on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @10:43AM (#47503351)

> Most people do not want AI!

Personally, I explicitly want "not AI"

I'm going to be a curmudgeon that is going out of my way to avoid it as much as I possibly can

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Re:So where are all the AI apps? by acessoproibido on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @10:47AM (#47503409)

I think its a very specific tech/HN bias.

I observe the complete opposite with some of my non-tech friends.

While we are sharing anecdotes and personal opinion:

I think most people don't care too much if its "AI" or not, they just want their problems solved...

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Re:So where are all the AI apps? by camdenreslink on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @10:51AM (#47503486)

Most of my nontechnical friends are either AI neutral, or have a negative AI sentiment. I don’t actually know anybody nontechnical that is enthusiastic about AI.

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Re:So where are all the AI apps? by bluefirebrand on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @12:06PM (#47504775)

It's honestly baffling how much the technical crowd has swallowed the AI hype. You would think we would be the ones who know better, but nope

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