{"id":364921,"date":"2026-01-09T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.co\/?p=364921"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:10:00","slug":"mark-cuban-ai-stupid-business-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.co\/news\/mark-cuban-ai-stupid-business-fail","title":{"rendered":"Mark Cuban: AI Is Stupid But Your Business Will Fail Without It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]\n<\/p><div class=\"verdict-box inform-box\" data-eventcategory=\"verdictbox\" data-component=\"verdict-box\" data-total-positions=\"3\">\n\n <div class=\"verdict-box-wrap inform-box-wrap\">\n <h3 class=\"verdict-box-title\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n \n <div class=\"verdict-box-info\">\n<ul>\n<li>Famous entrepreneur Mark Cuban states that<strong> &ldquo;AI is stupid,&rdquo;<\/strong> pointing to its many errors and lack of basic judgement as serious flaws.<\/li>\n<li>However, he also explained that <strong>businesses that don&rsquo;t adopt the technology are going to fail<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>There are many ways that businesses can <strong>employ AI to improve productivity<\/strong> and stay relevant in 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"verdict-box-footer inform-box-buttons\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"row\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]Mark Cuban isn&rsquo;t mincing words when it comes to AI, with the widely-known business icon stating that the technology is &ldquo;stupid,&rdquo; but businesses that don&rsquo;t embrace it are doomed to the ash heap of failed enterprises.\n<p>It&rsquo;s hard to argue with either of Cubans points, honestly. AI is infamous for its many <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.co\/news\/list-ai-failures-mistakes-errors\"><strong>errors and hallucinations<\/strong><\/a>, but it seems to be the only thing driving the economy in 2026, so businesses clearly need to get on the train or get off the tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, there are dozens, if not hundreds of helpful AI tools that can help businesses stay relevant in the modern era, and hopefully Mark Cuban doesn&rsquo;t think they&rsquo;re stupid too.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<h2>Cuban: AI Is Stupid<\/h2>\n<p>In a discussion with Adam Joseph, the founder of Clipbook, a content and workflow company that Cuban is invested in, the entrepreneur dove straight into the name calling in regard to the world&rsquo;s current innovation infatuation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&ldquo;AI is stupid, but it&rsquo;s somebody who&rsquo;s a savant that remembers everything. It does a really good job of assembling all those things that it collected and presenting that just as somebody who has a great memory.&rdquo; &ndash; Mark Cuban<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s be honest, he&rsquo;s right. AI is still more defined by its shortcomings in 2026, with more and more stories surfacing of the technology getting it wrong in a serious way. 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And the &lsquo;everybody else&rsquo; is going to fail because AI is such a transformative tool.&rdquo; &ndash; Mark Cuban<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Simply put, the stupidity of AI doesn&rsquo;t make it any less valuable for businesses that know how to use it to improve productivity and streamline operations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<h2>How to Use AI at Your Business<\/h2>\n<p>In 2026, there aren&rsquo;t many business software options that aren&rsquo;t equipped with AI. <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.co\/crm-software\/salesforce-free-plan-review\"><strong>Salesforce<\/strong><\/a> has its AI agents to help you make sales, Gmail has its generative features that can write emails for you, and pretty much every platform under the sun is equipped with the technology.<\/p>\n<p>Still, if you want to make a concerted effort to embrace AI, there are some more concrete steps you can take. For building apps, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.co\/ai\/vibe-coding\/best-vibe-coding-platforms\"><strong>vibe coding platforms<\/strong><\/a> have become incredibly popular, allowing users to create, customize, and even preview apps with natural language prompts.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;]<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"js-aw-brand-link\" href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\" data-feed=\"XuPuf49GEEm4y0PaIQDZ0dEjkEf760Vv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333457\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18114043\/About-Techco-video.jpg\" alt=\"About Tech.co Video Thumbnail Showing Lead Writer Conor Cawley Smiling Next to Tech.co Logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/a><strong>This just in! View<\/strong><br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\">the top business tech deals<\/a> for 2026 &#128104;&zwj;&#128187;<br>\n<\/strong><a class=\"js-aw-brand-link\" href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\" data-feed=\"XuPuf49GEEm4y0PaIQDZ0dEjkEf760Vv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-348272 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09122654\/ok-1.png\" alt=\"See the list button\" width=\"200\" height=\"85\"><\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]All in all, AI is still in its infancy, and it&rsquo;s more important to be using AI in general than debating how to do so. 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