Generative artificial intelligence could produce magic in the sky, says Sam Altman founder of pioneering start-up OpenAI. Successful entrepreneurs are entitled to make visionary statements. But investors should keep their heads. Expectations for GAI are running way ahead of the inherent limitations that currently apply to it.
As investment in GAI grows, so does pressure to create new use cases. By 2027, data group IDC predicts that enterprise spending on GAI will reach $143bn, up from some $16bn this year.
AI hype has already helped to lift the tech-centric Nasdaq Composite index 36 per cent this year. Some of that increase rests on an overestimation of its capabilities.