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AI overtakes software, finance, and distraction industries (content generation of any kind - text, image, video, multi-modal). Distraction industries (social and regular media) are a time waster and brain frier for most humans who often consume to escape their world or decorate /fill their time.

In software the UX is the big burden AI will overcome. Not having to deal with all the typing and clicking frees up more tasks and energy for deciding what needs to be done. Brain energy.

Distraction industries, like sugar, become obviously tart when oversaturated and AI is quickly pushing that boundary. Once people realize they’ve been served a pacifier to the brain in every free minute, they will start thinking more and consuming less.

So now AI frees more human brain energy towards what is actually needed - what problems need solved for humans, not for overloaded interfaces or zombified content consumers.

Examples: Trustworthy, efficient and safe transport for kids to and from enrichment activities. Education of others on tasks that could earn them a living. A better healthcare experience, because 60% of the admin paperwork is AI automated and health workers can talk to patients instead of typing. Organizing people to do more things together to clear the social-media-generated loneliness epidemic. Making new, interactive experiences people would pay to do, especially with friends. People ask for more things to look forward to. Not more things to type. AI is a new hands-free take on UX and UI.



great post, lots to think about




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