The article argues that many observers today are falling into what it calls “AI denial”—dismissing the progress of generative and frontier‑AI models as mere “slop” (noisy, imperfect outputs), and using that to claim that the AI boom is overblown or a bubble about to burst. The author warns that this attitude doesn’t just misread the situation — it can also expose businesses and organizations to serious risk.
First, the piece highlights that despite imperfections, AI capabilities are advancing rapidly and already delivering value. It notes that many companies continue to invest heavily, with recent industry‑wide data showing that a substantial share of organizations are deriving tangible benefit from AI. By dismissing those gains as trivial or unreliable, organizations may underestimate how fast AI is reshaping markets — and fail to adapt strategically.
Second, the article underscores the danger of under‑estimating AI’s evolving power — especially around influence, automation, and economic disruption. It warns that as AI systems improve in producing content, generating code, and making decisions, organizations that cling to “AI is just hype” risk being unprepared for transformations in competition, labor, regulation, and consumer expectations.
Finally, the author argues that “denial” can become a self‑fulfilling vulnerability: companies that ignore or downplay AI advances may miss opportunities, lag behind competitors, or be caught unawares when AI-driven business models — by rivals or new entrants — upend traditional industries. n short: dismissing AI now doesn’t make the risk or disruption go away — it just leaves an organization more exposed.
