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Can AI be compared with The Internet?

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Jean Laval Chue Him Director| Stella Aurorae Accountants Pty Ltd Sydney, Nsw, Australia
There are many people who say that AI will be more significant than The Internet. I think this comparison is misguided. Because it is saying will AI be more significant than the invention of Electricty. It is comparing apples to oranges. First, Electricity is the enabler of the Internet, and the Internet is the enabler of the AI revolution, particularly LLMs as LLMs were trained by scrapping all the contents on The Internet. How this matters to Project Managers? Well, I believe it concerns the PMs because of Planning Strategies for Businesses, particularly large organisations and even Statal bodies.

I would be curious to hear how PMs are planning ahead for adoption of AI and whether they consider Electricity and The Internet are backbones for the AI revolution.
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Pavan Maddi
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Buona Vista, Singapore

AI isn’t replacing the Internet; it’s evolving through it. I see AI as the next layer of connected intelligence built on the Internet’s foundation. For PMs, this means planning for integration, not disruption — aligning strategy, governance, and ethics so AI strengthens what the Internet began: smarter collaboration and informed decision-making.

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Oct 11, 2025 5:18 PM
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This is an interesting point Pavan, 'planning for integration'- I would add that we must also plan for integration of IoTs/Robotics (software and hardware) with the Internet infrastructure (software and hardware).

I wonder if there may be some disruptions not in the Internet conceptually, but maybe established technical implementation and processes. What do the PMs think, will there be disruptions?
 
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal

Jean Laval Chue Him
Excellent reflection.
Indeed, comparing AI with the Internet is an incomplete analogy.
AI is less a standalone technology and more an emerging ecosystem built upon all previous infrastructures: electricity, computing, networks, and data.

For project managers, the real insight is not just technical impact, but the new layer of strategic planning it demands:

- AI is not a “tool” to adopt.
It’s a capability to embed.

Like electricity or the Internet, AI will redefine workflows, competencies, and value models.

The challenge is twofold: govern the transition and preserve ethics and trust throughout it.

Planning for AI means planning for the next invisible infrastructure, one that will power future decisions, communications, and processes.

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Oct 14, 2025 7:42 PM
Jean Laval Chue Him
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Hi Luis, I think that as you say AI is a capability and a tool. Not just a tool as I was tempted to think.
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Jean Laval Chue Him Director| Stella Aurorae Accountants Pty Ltd Sydney, Nsw, Australia
Oct 11, 2025 10:23 AM
Replying to Pavan Maddi
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AI isn’t replacing the Internet; it’s evolving through it. I see AI as the next layer of connected intelligence built on the Internet’s foundation. For PMs, this means planning for integration, not disruption — aligning strategy, governance, and ethics so AI strengthens what the Internet began: smarter collaboration and informed decision-making.

This is an interesting point Pavan, 'planning for integration'- I would add that we must also plan for integration of IoTs/Robotics (software and hardware) with the Internet infrastructure (software and hardware).

I wonder if there may be some disruptions not in the Internet conceptually, but maybe established technical implementation and processes. What do the PMs think, will there be disruptions?
 
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Jean Laval Chue Him Director| Stella Aurorae Accountants Pty Ltd Sydney, Nsw, Australia
Oct 11, 2025 11:05 AM
Replying to Luis Branco
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Jean Laval Chue Him
Excellent reflection.
Indeed, comparing AI with the Internet is an incomplete analogy.
AI is less a standalone technology and more an emerging ecosystem built upon all previous infrastructures: electricity, computing, networks, and data.

For project managers, the real insight is not just technical impact, but the new layer of strategic planning it demands:

- AI is not a “tool” to adopt.
It’s a capability to embed.

Like electricity or the Internet, AI will redefine workflows, competencies, and value models.

The challenge is twofold: govern the transition and preserve ethics and trust throughout it.

Planning for AI means planning for the next invisible infrastructure, one that will power future decisions, communications, and processes.

Hi Luis, I think that as you say AI is a capability and a tool. Not just a tool as I was tempted to think.

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