# The Most Useful Consumer AI Need Not Be the Smartest by Dave Blundin > "There is now a fork between consumer AI, which is insanely valuable and will completely replace search and other ways people interact with the internet, and recursively self-improving strong AI, which we benchmark relentlessly. The model that crushes the benchmarks is distinct from Meta Muse, which does not have to be the most intelligent model to be the most useful in day-to-day life." > **— Dave Blundin**, *MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording or publication:** [MOONSHOTS Live at 32:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk7hdOwJj4&t=1976s) — The poster preserves the complete source object used in the research dossier; square brackets or ellipses, when present, are visible editorial repairs inherited from the reconciled source record. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live|Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live]] — preserves transcript order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions, and the surrounding argument from which this Reminder was promoted. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[wired/Wired About the Age of Agentic Empowerment|Wired About the Age of Agentic Empowerment]] - **Article:** [[wired/Wired About Personal Agents Named M|Wired About Personal Agents Named M]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Dave Blundin|Dave Blundin]] - [[wiki/Consumer AI|Consumer AI]] - [[wiki/Personal AI Agent|Personal AI Agent]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "There is now a fork between consumer AI, which is insanely valuable and will completely replace search and other ways people interact with the internet, and recursively self-improving strong AI, which we benchmark relentlessly. The model that crushes the benchmarks is distinct from Meta Muse, which does not have to be the most intelligent model to be the most useful in day-to-day life." — Dave Blundin, MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-dave-blundin-most-useful-consumer-ai-need-not ```