---
id: "quote-worst-ai"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ Systems Thinking"]
tags: ["technology-evolution", "urgency"]
related: ["claim-worst-ai-today", "concept-systems-thinking-ai"]
speaker: "Tom Davenport and John J. Sviokla"
speakers: ["Tom Davenport", "John J. Sviokla"]
quote: "We are only 18 months into reinventing generative work, and the AI we use today is the worst AI we will ever have."
sources: ["spine"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-spine"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-cl-95-6-disciplines-genai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2024/07/the-6-disciplines-companies-need-to-get-the-most-out-of-gen-ai"
sourceTitle: "The 6 Disciplines Companies Need to Get the Most Out of Gen AI"
---
# The worst AI we will ever have

> "We are only 18 months into reinventing generative work, and the AI we use today is the worst AI we will ever have."
> — [[entity-tom-davenport]] and [[entity-john-j-sviokla]]

A stark reminder of the rapid pace of advancement in generative AI — and an argument for building capability *now* rather than waiting. It is the verbatim basis of [[claim-worst-ai-today]] and supplies the urgency behind [[concept-systems-thinking-ai]].