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AI adoption mirrors past XML overuse, author suggests

The author draws a parallel between the perceived overuse of XML in the past and the current trend of applying AI to solve problems. They suggest that just as XML was often applied excessively to address issues, AI is now frequently being used as a solution regardless of whether it's the most appropriate tool. This observation leads to a broader question about whether this pattern of over-application is common to all revolutionary technologies. AI

IMPACT Suggests a potential over-reliance on AI as a solution, mirroring historical technology adoption patterns.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece drawing a parallel between past technology trends and current AI adoption.

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AI adoption mirrors past XML overuse, author suggests

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    Many years ago, a friend said "XML is like violence: if what you have isn't working, the answer is always more XML" (presumably referring to XSLT, XHTML, XQuery

    Many years ago, a friend said "XML is like violence: if what you have isn't working, the answer is always more XML" (presumably referring to XSLT, XHTML, XQuery, etc). Occurs to me that the same pattern is playing out with AI. If what you have isn't working, throw more AI at it. …