2026-01-08 10:20:22

The reality check is coming. Most analysts aren't buying into the hype cycle around AI—at least not the way promoters are selling it. They reckon the gap between what AI backers promise and what actually ships is huge. The timeline? Even bigger disconnect.

That said, don't count it out. Come 2040, these forecasters believe AI will become just as transformative as electricity or automobiles were a century ago. Game-changing tech, but maybe not on the schedule everyone's betting on.

It's the classic story: breakthrough tech gets oversold in the short term, undersold in the long term. The hype curve is steep, the reality curve is patient.

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PoolJumper

· 01-11 05:45

Let's talk about 2040. I don't believe a word of today's AI promises.

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MetaEggplant

· 01-10 04:19

Talking about 2040 again? Wake up, everyone. This is just a scam now.

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OffchainWinner

· 01-09 07:32

It's the same old story... Promises and delivery are always two different things, and this time AI can't escape either.

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MondayYoloFridayCry

· 01-08 10:50

Basically, the hype now is that it won't be realized until 2040. Can you wait that long, everyone?

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CryptoComedian

· 01-08 10:50

By 2040, we'll all be elderly. Will AI still remember our today's rookie investor diaries then? --- It's the same routine again: first hype it up wildly, then slowly start to cut losses. Investors' emotional lines are being repeatedly abused like this. --- Laughing to death. We were told AGI was just around the corner, but the timeline has stretched to 16 years. How many rookies do you have to cut to fill this gap? --- How many years did it take for electricity to become widespread? These people really think we're forgetful. --- Now buying into AI concepts, it's the same group as those who went all-in on Bitcoin at ten thousand dollars—just a different story.

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FloorPriceNightmare

· 01-08 10:49

Here we go again, still hyping 2040? I don't believe you. Wait another 20 years, and even the yellow flowers will have withered.

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DAOdreamer

· 01-08 10:49

To be honest, we'll only see the true results in 2040... It's already impressive if half of the hype these people are talking about now can be realized by then.

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MevHunter

· 01-08 10:47

Basically, it's the same old story. The more they hype it up now, the harder they'll fall later. We'll see.

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