What will make AI mainstream for billions? Ideas on social layer of the AI age.

I had a moment the other day that really hit this point of recognizing that AI has gone totally mainstream. My plumber told me he couldn’t make it anymore because he’s focusing on his “app development” turns out he’s vibe coding software for other plumbers.

That’s when it clicked… we’re already in a strange dystopian phase where AI tools are powerful enough to blur the lines between professionals, amateurs, and creators. Everyone can build something… but almost no one knows whats actually worth building.

The social layer might not come from polished “AI first” products at all, but it might from messy cultural adoption moments. Think Plumbers, teachers, small shop owners suddenly spinning up tools that feel local, real and useful. There will be a tipping point where the tools stop being “answer machines” and start being the medium for expression.

It’s less about the tech stack and more about whether AI can become the backdrop for human culture the way the internet did.

But leave it to the greedy to harness it for inevitable evil….

But I digress.