> you've seen multiple hype cycles. AI is the latest one. It doesn't mean AI is a con, there's just a tendency to exaggerate and make hyperbolic claims to sell.

The term "AI Winter" dates back from the 80s, and that should tell us something.

At every cycle, we have insane hype (remember when "expert systems" would replace doctors?), a lot of investment. Hype fails to catch up to reality, investors get spooked. Nobody talks about that flavor of "AI" for a few years, even though we usually get new and useful tools.