> If we sorted through all those new apps and ignored all the crap, I'm pretty sure we would find an overall increase in actually useful apps. I just shipped a new app myself, and I think it's useful, and I wouldn't have finished mine without AI assistance.
App store revenue actually decreased! That suggests that the apps are largely not useful, unless you make the implausible assumption that nearly none of them are charging money.
https://www.ft.com/content/e5533f32-e4c2-4ce1-9d2e-a831e9654...