AI has become a negative brand for a fast-growing cohort. When you advertise something as having AI or adding AI, people are turned off rather than excited. And

AI has become a negative brand for a fast-growing cohort. When you advertise something as having AI or adding AI, people are turned off rather than excited. And even if they feel neutral about it, they'll certainly opt to spend less money on the non-AI version if they can. It's simply another sign that we're at the tail-end of a massive bubble that's about to burst spectacularly.