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The article compares the rise of large language models to the 1990s database boom, arguing that models may become ubiquitous and unnoticed—just like SQL engines today. It suggests the real story won’t be flashy launches but the “SQLite” of AI: the model everyone uses by default without ever choosing it.
- The 1990s database market leaders (Oracle, Sybase, Informix) lost relevance while unheralded PostgreSQL and SQLite became the actual ubiquitous defaults.
- SQLite's win came from being invisibly embedded everywhere (phones, browsers, apps) rather than from marketing or benchmark wins.
- The same pattern may repeat with LLMs: today's flashy model launches may matter less than whichever model quietly becomes the unchosen, default embedded standard.