- The forced "AI" summary is wrong.
- If you click on "Google AI", it gives a new summary that contradicts the initial one.
- If you check Wikipedia or the top real search result, they contradict both the above.
Should the board intervene and fire Pichai? Does the board know something we don't, e.g., are there massive surveillance contracts with the NSA and the "AI" demand is internal?
IMHO, there are few "big thing" for mass consumer markets and we haven't had one recently.
In chronological order, I'd put PC (90's), internet and online shopping (2000's), smart phones and 'social' media (2010's) and that's it.
I consider something reached "mass consumer market" when a 75 years old grandma considers it normal.
Yes there are many new stuff (online services around phones, smart watches, assistant like Alexa) but nothing that's used by almost everyone.
The easiest way to tell why is that every high schooler or university student is using LLMs (whether it is a good thing or not is irrelevant). These people will go to the job market in a few years and carry the habit.