I guess such „counter-hype“ feels like an attractive position to many. Just like general cynicism seems to be the mindset of our times. Maybe because people thi

I guess such „counter-hype“ feels like an attractive position to many. Just like general cynicism seems to be the mindset of our times. Maybe because people think being contrarian and/or negative makes them appear smart? I don’t necessarily buy into any predictions of what machine learning will accomplish in the future. But just the examples already available today are quite stunning, especially in images and language. In any case, I don’t see how „the media“ is at fault here. I see far more „hype“ of AI among the tech community than the larger media outlets. The possibility that AI could transform our economies certainly exists, and it would seem prudent to nurture the debate about the future of work even in the abscence of certainty.