Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want
TL;DR
The long-term risks of Silicon Valley groupthink, illustrated. One of the most telling things about knowing a lot of techies is how they discover things normal people already know. An acquaintance began talking about an amazing discovery with LLMs: that knowledge is structured into language. He concluded that LLMs are a discovery on par with writing itself.
Nauti's Take
The article touches on a real risk: the growing gap between tech-insider enthusiasm and actual user needs can directly harm product decisions and public acceptance of AI. But there's also an opportunity here - teams that recognize this disconnect can build AI products that work for everyone, not just early adopters.
For anyone building AI tools for mainstream audiences, this is a useful reality check.
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