AI tools could make companies less competitive because everyone buys the same brain, think tank CEO says (www.businessinsider.com)

Mehdi Paryavi, CEO of the International Data Center Authority, has raised concerns about the competitive implications of widespread reliance on the same AI tools among companies. He warns that as businesses rapidly adopt generative AI to enhance productivity and cut costs, they risk standardizing their decision-making processes and creativity, ultimately flattening competitive advantages. With firms using identical AI systems for critical tasks, Paryavi argues that they may lose their unique strengths, becoming mere competitors in terms of cost and speed rather than innovation. Paryavi further emphasizes that while AI can drive immediate efficiency, it may contribute to a long-term dependency on external vendors and lead to a diminishment of internal expertise and human judgment. Drawing parallels to the early 2000s cloud computing rush, he cautions that businesses could find themselves locked into systems that compromise their agility and innovation capacity. Without proper boundaries, the AI boom could replace creative thinking with uniformity, threatening the very essence of what differentiates organizations in a competitive landscape.