Let's play a fun game.
Think of 10 random software/tech companies, visit their homepage, and search for ‘AI’.
I did the same, and here’s what I found:
1. Brave Browser
I like Brave Browser. So I started with it. Found AI at a first glance. Huh, must be a coincidence.
2. Firefox Browser
Brave’s alternative Firefox, too, couldn’t resist putting AI on its homepage.
3. Proton
I use Proton for email and VPN. Now they’re offering an AI Chatbot too.
4. Notion
"Look how they massacred my boy." — Vito Corleone, The Godfather (1972)
5. DuckDuckGo
Props to them for choosing a nice domain: duck.ai
6. Beehiiv
Beehiiv is the platform I use for creating this newsletter. And they don’t use any generic website builder, but only an original, visionary, one-in-a-million AI website builder.
Btw, I might switch to another platform because the website builder is so buggy.
7. Kit
Then I checked Beehiiv’s alternative Kit.com. Yaay, first website to not have AI on its homepage.
Should I switch? Is this a sign from the universe?
8. WordPress
Then I remembered the OG Internet website: WordPress.
That’s the second website that doesn’t feature AI on the homepage
9. Cloudflare
Talking about OG internet software companies, I went to Cloudflare next.
10. Shopify
Next AI all-star? What’s that, Shopify?
Can you guess what my point here is? 8 out of 10 random software websites I checked feature AI on their homepage.
I don’t want to over-intellectualise and over-explain my conclusion here because the conclusion is so evident. It’s the B word.
Bubble.