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X (formerly Twitter) has become the #1 News App in over 150 countries worldwide, reaching record usage levels as trust in traditional media hits a historic low.
The author reflects on being immersed in an AI-saturated online bubble and asks how the average person is actually using AI—if at all.
A ranking of AI models by real usage, cost, and speed reveals that benchmark champions often trail in actual adoption, with cheaper/faster models like Flash Lite and GPT-5 leading over premium counterparts like Gemini 3.1 Pro.