Nilay Patel argues that the AI industry has failed to deliver products whose benefits justify their enormous costs, criticizing AI overviews, deepfake content, and the gap between AI hype and reality. He ties corporate AI spending to political corruption and insists the industry can only recover by building genuinely useful products.
Background
Nilay Patel is editor-in-chief of The Verge; this quote comes from The Vergecast episode discussing big tech's role in the 2026 U.S. election. The quote reflects growing skepticism about AI product value amid rising infrastructure costs.
- Source
- Simon Willison
- Published
- Nov 7, 2026 at 01:13 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10