David O'Brien<p>Yes, well, that was the future once. </p><p>Then the future was <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blockchain</span></a> and Web 3.0. </p><p>Then it was <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NFTs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFTs</span></a>. </p><p>After that the future was the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metaverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metaverse</span></a>, whatever the fuck that meant. Limbless cartoons hovering in a barely improved Club Penguin experience apparently. </p><p>But now, the future is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>. That’s guaranteed. Absolutely nailed on for sure. </p><p>Wait, what was that sound …</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/114864520915151286" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/1148</span><span class="invisible">64520915151286</span></a></p>