In which I compare the AI bubble to the Kansas Experiment: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/27/Kansas-and-GenAI
(Tl;dr: In 1991, Kansas slashed taxes based on Tea-Party theories that this would stimulate growth and make everyone better off. It didn’t go well.)
#genAI
Tim Bray 🇨🇦
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