Google's John Mueller Encourages Adaptation to AI, Predicts Decline in Hype and Rise of Practical Uses

Google’s John Mueller has a message for the world, especially those who aren’t huge fans of AI.

According to him, AI is here to stay and the quicker we accept this reality, the better. Secondly, he feels that taking a stance against AI won’t benefit you. And lastly, he wants everyone to know that the hype surrounding AI will likely be a bit different in the near future.

In case you haven’t noticed, many are starting to feel more insecure now about their future thanks to AI. But as per Mueller, you cannot hate or fear something when you’re not using it. The world of tech keeps on getting more advanced and the sooner you accept AI, the more you can benefit.

John predicted the AI hype will slow down soon as people will feel it’s monotonous. Similarly, he hopes those uses of AI that aren’t beneficial will die down but at the same time, they would be compensated with better or more advanced ones.

John further added how these aren’t his personal beliefs but the number of amazing advances in the field of technology since the past couple of years says so much and would continue to evolve.

To get better at AI, you need to play with it and see what makes sense and what gets those desirable results. This way, you won’t be left behind, he explained. John did acknowledge how the hype can be a lot for some to deal with and getting insecure is normal. A lot of misinformation does exist about AI and tools. This is why it’s easy to get insecure by feeling the hype is right.

With time, this too will settle down but for now, it’s hard to avoid falling into the pressure of AI. Things do evolve with time and this technology will do so as well, he feels. So where are all of these trains of thought coming from, if you might ask?

The answer is simple. It’s coming from understanding how systems work. He’s taken out time to understand what’s real and what’s the hype, encouraging others to do so. At the start, there’s always a lot of buzz. We saw that with Bing Chat, Google’s AI Overviews, and then ChatGPT. With time, things did calm down in terms of hype.

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