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The Charts the AI Industry Doesn’t Want You to See

A compilation of 11 charts reveals that the AI industry is built on exaggerated capabilities, wasted resources, and circular financial deals, with ten companies shouldering the entire economy. The data shows AI reliability is barely improving, most generated tokens are wasted, and workers do not believe the technology is saving them time. These charts expose a disconnect between industry hype and reality, highlighting that Americans oppose nearby datacenters and that AI is eliminating jobs for junior developers.

read1 min publishedMay 29, 2026

This is what the AI story looks like

Over the years, I’ve shared many charts that illustrate how AI and the industry are evolving. But I’ve never put them together. This is the bigger picture that standalone news articles miss. When you see them at once, things start to make sense.

I’ve compiled 11 charts that I consider extremely important: the ones that reveal the ugly side of the story. A chart tells you what the industry wants you to see. Enough charts, and you start to see through the industry.

The format is: title, chart, one-liner explanation with source. In 5 minutes of reading time, you will understand more about where the AI industry is heading than from hundreds of pages of corporate reports.

Here’s the outline:

TEN COMPANIES ARE CARRYING THE ENTIRE ECONOMYTHE CAPABILITIES OF AI HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATEDMOST TOKENS GENERATED BY AI ARE WASTEDAI RELIABILITY IS BARELY IMPROVINGTHE AI INDUSTRY RUNS ON CIRCULAR DEALSPEOPLE ARE NOT USING AI TO ITS FULL POTENTIALAMERICANS DON’T WANT DATACENTERS NEARBYAI USERS BELIEVE AI EVEN WHEN IT’S WRONGWORKERS DON’T THINK AI IS SAVING THEM TIMEAI IS KILLING THE JOBS OF JUNIOR DEVELOPERSTHE IMPOSSIBLE MATH OF THE AI BOOM

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