🤖 The AI hype and the fear of being left behind is everywhere. I challenge you
By Lauren Livak Gilbert · March 20, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
🤖 The AI hype and the fear of being left behind is everywhere.
I challenge you to take a step back and look at the data. This graph depicts the global workforce and how many people are using AI occasionally or daily. Now, I know this is not consumer data but it is a good directional indication of AI usage.
In commerce we live in the bubble of technology, staying on top of news and trends and figuring out what is happening. Not everyone is in that space. If anything, I hope this graphic can give you some perspective.
💡Not everyone is “AI-powered.”
💡Most companies aren't anywhere near “AI-first.”
💡Most teams haven't yet “transformed.”
💥 BUT...
This doesn't mean you shouldn't be learning, experimenting and understanding how you need to transform your organization to be ready for this agentic transformation. It just means you don't need to panic and just tack on AI to everything (because that won't work anyway).
🔍 The AI revolution isn’t fake.
🔍 But the timeline is misunderstood.
So no… you don’t need to overhaul everything tomorrow.
But yes… you should be doing something now.
Even if it is just testing and learning because it takes time to implement large scale change. Just look at eCommerce....we are still figuring that out!
👉 Where do you fall in this chart?
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