Let’s take a trip down memory lane to see how society reacted to now essential technologies:
📞 “The telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” – Western Union internal memo, 1876
🚗 “The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty – a fad.” – President of the Michigan Savings Bank, 1903
📺 “Television won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.” – Darryl Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, 1946
💻 “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” – Attributed to Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943
🌐 “The internet is just a passing fad that creates no lasting impact on the world.” – Clifford Stoll, Newsweek, 1995
Here’s a personal note: It took me three years to finally accept that mobile phones were here to stay. In fact, if I had any activist roots in me, I would have gone to the streets against their use. But guess what? Today, I can’t imagine life without one.
Throughout history, every great innovation has faced its doubters. Yet, here we are, seamlessly integrating these “fads” into our daily lives.
Don’t worry, AI is just a tool. Like every technology before it, use it wisely!
What do you think? Is AI the future or just another passing trend?
