Developers, developers, developers.
If you're trying to understand where the AI revolution is actually happening, this is the only thing you need to watch.
Don't read the marketing announcements. Don't get mesmerised by the demos on the keynote stage. Look at what developers are actually using, and more importantly, what they're building for themselves.
There is a global fascination with who is building the biggest AI models. This is a distraction. The real question is who is building the most useful applications on top of them.
History teaches us this pattern repeats in every major tech wave. The long-term value is not captured by the creators of the raw infrastructure, but by those who build indispensable tools upon it.
The most innovative work in AI is being done by developers who are:
- Solving specific, high-value problems that large corporations overlook.
- Creating the open-source frameworks that define how we all build.
- Turning powerful models into practical, everyday tools.
The foundational models are the starting line, not the finish line. The race will be won by those who build what comes next.