I was there in the mid-1990s when fledgling internet companies began to offer a new service that promised to revolutionize communication: email.
Access to the internet was growing rapidly, and programs like Netscape made email simpler and more user-friendly. Meanwhile, businesses quickly saw how useful email was for communication.
Nevertheless, many people were initially hesitant to embrace email due to concerns about privacy and/or security...
Or they simply didn't think they'd ever need to use the technology.
I fell into the latter category.
I very clearly remember thinking at the time, Why would I ever need email? If I need to talk to someone, I'll just call them.
That sounds like an almost absurd idea today calling someone on the phone?! However, that's what we were all used to.
But, yes, I was one of those people who thought they'd never need to use email. Now, I simply couldn't live without it.
Right now, AI is where email was in the 1990s. AI is rapidly developing with programs becoming simpler and more user-friendly. Meanwhile, millions of people around the world remain very hesitant to embrace it due to all kinds of concerns...