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"Will AI be as big of a catalyst for a consumer AI wave as mobile?"

Sarah Tavel · 3 Sept 2025

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  1. Our reading

    Loneliness is one of the biggest consumer AI opportunities.

    Their wordsIn a way, the success of the consumer internet (including gaming) has created the conditions for one of the biggest AI consumer opportunities: loneliness.

  2. Our reading

    The consumer AI wave will win fewer consumer minutes than the mobile wave did.

    Their wordsDon’t get me wrong: AI will win a lot of consumer minutes (maybe too many, if you think about the importance of human-to-human connection), but it won’t be the same magnitude as the minute land-grab of the mobile era…

  3. Our reading

    Most consumer AI startups will be utilities that give people superpowers, not apps competing for attention.

    Their wordsI think this will be more of the battleground for consumer AI startups, at least in terms of quantity of companies.

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