Comparing intelligence to electricity or water suggests a few things:
Always available - not something you “own,” but something you tap into whenever needed.
Metered consumption - you pay for usage, like compute, tokens, or API calls, rather than buying software once.
Utility scale dependence - it becomes embedded in daily life and business operations to the point where people stop thinking about using AI and just expect it to be there.
I still meet people today who question whether AI is going to have a significant impact.
They have no idea why is coming.
