# AI and the effect on Economy/Society

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**Created:** [December 24, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ai-and-the-effect-on-economy-society/503747 "2025-12-24T10:32:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ai-and-the-effect-on-economy-society/503747/59 "2026-01-05T11:21:36Z")

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> [@Princess\_Rose\_Ivory](#):
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> Overall it stated, that regardless many investors in AI will fail, in the end AI itself will not become obsolete.

I agree it won’t become obsolete. Any moron with a PC can download open source AI for free. Will it be useful? Well a man working at a spring factory came out with the “Slinky” toy and it was a fad as a toy. In jungle combat, it was later repurposed as a radio antenna. You could toss the slinky up into a tree and it was a sure bet it would get stuck. Then you attach your antenna wire to the slinky to get a good signal. Today this use has been replaced with better microwave transmitters. Slinky spring toys are still sold in stores, it is only a matter of time before they are again repurposed.

> [@Aaron](#):
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> Thinking about this again I do think the AI that can write legal letters, amend letters/emails, and generate graphics might actually be worth a lot. If it’s marketed as “AI Office assistant” I can see many small businesses paying a subscription for it.

Not when the software is available for free. The only reason you would need a subscription is to access non local servers. As it stands, [I made three music videos inside 2 months for free](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-themed-ai-music-contest/) from services begging for subscriptions and subscribers. I am a drain on their revenues. The free open source will improve over time and so will PC hardware, making these subscription services obsolete.

Also I don’t think it is a good idea, for any government, to invest tax payers money into AI. It should be up to the person paying the taxes, and not a politician with no idea how a computer functions. Also most governments are not going to look at AI in beneficial ways, they will desire to weaponize it.

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