"For the past three years, AI 's breakout moment has happened almost entirely through text. We type a prompt, get a response, and move to the next task. While this intuitive interaction style turned chatbots into a household tool overnight, it barely scratches the surface of what the most advanced technology of our time can actually do. This disconnect has created a significant gap in how consumers utilize AI."
"Looking toward 2026, I believe the next wave of adoption won't be about utility alone, but about evolving beyond static text into dynamic, immersive interactions. This is AI 2.0: not just retrieving information faster, but experiencing intelligence through sound, visuals, motion, and real-time context. AI adoption has reached a tipping point. In 2025, ChatGPT's weekly user base doubled from roughly 400 million in February to 800 million by year's end."
AI capabilities are rapidly becoming multimodal—processing voice, visuals, and video in real time—while most consumers continue to use AI as a text-based tool. A significant usage gap exists: many users limit AI to administrative tasks like writing, summarizing, and researching despite expanding model abilities. The next phase, AI 2.0, will prioritize dynamic, immersive interactions combining sound, visuals, motion, and real-time context. Adoption is accelerating: ChatGPT weekly users roughly doubled in 2025, over half of consumers have experimented with generative AI, and younger users show strong preference for interactive social video platforms.
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