--- title: Some say AI is useless - true? | daily.dev description: A mentoring-program host argues AI tools are expensive now because providers are subsidizing usage at a loss, similar to early-stage tech businesses. He... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/some-say-ai-is-useless---true--uopnxvmoo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Some say AI is useless - true? | daily.dev og:description: A mentoring-program host argues AI tools are expensive now because providers are subsidizing usage at a loss, similar to early-stage tech businesses. He... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/some-say-ai-is-useless---true--uopnxvmoo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/uOpNXvmoO.png og:image:alt: Some say AI is useless - true? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Some say AI is useless - true? **[Stefan Mischook](https://daily.dev/sources/stefanmischook)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A mentoring-program host argues AI tools are expensive now because providers are subsidizing usage at a loss, similar to early-stage tech businesses. He predicts many AI companies will go bankrupt, AI usage patterns will shift dramatically within three years, and costs will drop significantly (e.g., a $100 workload could fall to $10-20) within five years as GPUs and models become more efficient. He dismisses claims that AI-generated code is inherently unreliable, arguing failures stem from misuse rather than the tool itself, and encourages developers to adopt AI regardless of language or stack. The video promotes his own mentoring program, unclestef.com. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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