For the most part, #AI tools are what would have been called performance support tools 20 years ago. These tools are similar to the advent of computer spreadsheet programs like VisiCalc, Lotus 123 or MS Excel. While powerful, useful, and ubiquitous, they did not create a new trillion dollar industry.
Generative AI, is in a similar situation. The tools are useful but will the billions in GenAI investment be recuperated or will there be a rude awakening?