What's Next for AI?

A personal opinion essay on where AI is heading, written from the perspective of someone who covers the topic regularly but is not building in it day to day. The post is honest about that positioning, which is the most useful thing about it. For builders, the value of pieces like this is limited: they tend to reflect the discourse six months after the builders have already moved on. What you will find here is a readable summary of current mainstream narratives around AI capability and adoption, not a contrarian take or a technical roadmap. Reservation: the piece stays at the level of general trends and does not drill into any specific area with enough depth to change a product decision. If you are looking for signal on what to build next, primary sources from practitioners are more valuable. -> Best for: technical PM wanting a plain-language summary of current AI discourse