Do You Know About 'AI FOMO'?

AI FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), arising from the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology, refers to the anxiety that not using the technology could put one at a competitive disadvantage or cause one to miss opportunities. This manifests in three forms: personal anxiety, desire for new opportunities, and motivation to adopt technology.

Currently, in the IT industry, the FOMO phenomenon is accelerating as big tech companies pour out innovative technologies such as LLM (Large Language Model) and Any-to-Any models. AI adoption is becoming an essential strategy across various industries, including autonomous driving, medical diagnosis, and drug development.

The most effective way to overcome AI FOMO is to directly use the technology in one's work rather than harboring vague fears. Individuals can use ChatGPT as a work assistant for translation, summarization, grammar checking, and more, while companies can leverage AI to enhance the value of customer service or improve employee productivity, thereby increasing operating margins.

Ultimately, what matters is not avoiding the technology, but shifting one's perspective to actively adapt to the changing environment and build one's own use cases.