Artificial Intelligence
AI today is like the internet in 1988: Salesforce AI CEO
The AI industry could be on the brink of a significant breakthrough, according to Salesforce AI’s Clara Shih.
The current state of development in artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms is comparable to the early days of the internet, according to the CEO of Salesforce AI.
Clara Shih compares today’s AI landscape to the year 1988, when the internet was still in its infancy.
Speaking at a panel discussion at Viva Tech Paris 2024, Shih said:
“Today is like 1988 for AI… The first wave [of AI] automates mundane and repetitive tasks… When the technology becomes mature, we will invent new business models.”
Shih’s comments suggest that society is on the brink of a potentially groundbreaking AI advancement, as 1988 was the year before the invention of today’s World Wide Web.
Before the World Wide Web, the internet was relatively primitive, only having around 60,000 users, mainly limited to universities and government offices.
The internet started becoming more available internationally in 1988, after Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Norway and Sweden were connected to the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET).
