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.

The Charts the AI Industry Doesn’t Want You to See 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 ECONOMY THE CAPABILITIES OF AI HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATED MOST TOKENS GENERATED BY AI ARE WASTED AI RELIABILITY IS BARELY IMPROVING THE AI INDUSTRY RUNS ON CIRCULAR DEALS PEOPLE ARE NOT USING AI TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL AMERICANS DON’T WANT DATACENTERS NEARBY AI USERS BELIEVE AI EVEN WHEN IT’S WRONG WORKERS DON’T THINK AI IS SAVING THEM TIME AI IS KILLING THE JOBS OF JUNIOR DEVELOPERS THE IMPOSSIBLE MATH OF THE AI BOOM IMPORTANT REMINDER I’m running a 50% discount offer on annual subs that ends on June 5th. Get yours now and enjoy the discount forever. If you read the free edition and have been thinking about subscribing, this is the best time. I won’t do another offer anytime soon. Keep reading with a 7-day free trial Subscribe to The Algorithmic Bridge to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.