Considering AI is growing immensely, I have been saying to my friends that you should consider it as a tool and start a business in that regard. I know that many people have very little time these days and that is why it becomes something very tough to handle but that is just how you could go on.
If you do not do that then you are not going to gain anything from it, there should be nothing that would make sense at all. I personally believe that the best thing to do in this case would be just making sure that you start with the highest technology, the most recent one. Sure you will not be great at it at first, and sure the product will not be great right away, but with time you will get better and better without a doubt.
I agree that businesses that fail to keep up with the latest technology trends may find themselves at a disadvantage. To avoid being left behind, it's important to take advantage of new technology and stay updated with the latest advancements. Those who don't keep up with the latest trends may find it difficult to remain competitive and may eventually be forced to close their business.
Keeping up with the brand new technology stuff is also not cheap, and not every business has abundant cash, or all paid debts. Imagine that you had a rough period, like sickness or something, so you had to take out a debt, and you paid that back, but while paying, the tech improves, and you need to grow. I have a friend like that right now, he has a game designer, he makes games, and he makes A LOT of money, but because he had a 8 month period where he couldn't work due to sickness, he made insane amount of debt, thankfully he always had good credit score so he got a huge credit card limit and got a huge amount of loan, he is paying it all back now by working hard.
However, he wants to learn AI a lot, and tries to find time, and does a bit of it, and can't really spend a lot, because he has to work and pay that debt back. If technology improves and leaves him behind, what could he have done? He had no choice.
Of course, I understand that. It's important to keep up with the latest trends, but there are some things we need to consider especially money. Every upgrade or change we make to follow the trend will require a significant amount of money. Therefore, it's crucial to identify this issue and consider it while making any decision.