This Simple Word Change to Reveal What AI Really Means

10 Sep 2025 #misc

AI is the new buzzword of the day.

Add “AI” to a company or product name to join the hype. It’s all over the news. AI is the new contender for coders. Yes, we coders are always the ones being replaced.

But Ibrahim Diallo made a good point in his post AI is Not a Technology, It’s a Subscription Company:

Swap “AI” for “subscription company.” And all AI those headlines make more sense. “%X of code at $BigTech is generated by a $SubscriptionCompany” has a new meaning.

AI isn’t a product we own. It’s subscription companies profiting off our data. And that isn’t innovative or disruptive at all.