After the bubble bursts

Cory Doctorow asks, “What kind of bubble is AI?” And I think the most interesting thing about his answer is he looks at what might happen after the bubble bursts. For my own part, I’m already observing that a lot of people have taken their cues from repeated rounds of layoffs and concerted efforts to pursue product strategies with the express purpose of putting people out of work: rather than just looking for the next job, they are looking to build something interesting with the other folks who’ve also been tossed aside. As Doctorow notes, there’s a lot of potential in that kind of post-bubble universe, and I think we’re already starting to see it come to life.