I stole this graph from LinkedIn and doctored it a bit.
It is a very useful graph, because it describes how AI will die.
Our efficiency rises to infinity the more AI we use.
However, after a little bit, the value to our customer begins to decline. We reach a point where more automation means less money from the customer.
And so, at some point additional investments in AI don’t pay for themselves. In fact, they drive us to bankruptcy.
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