Everyone Says They Use AI. Almost Nobody Pays For It.
PNC Bank looked at its own card data and found that about 2% of US households pay for a generative AI subscription. Half of American adults have never used a chatbot at all.
Slow AI
Knowing when to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone.
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