Folding Ideas has a great video out titled, "The Future is a Dead Mall." A lot of the points it makes about the hype and hysteria around the "Metaverse" applies

Folding Ideas has a great video out titled, "The Future is a Dead Mall." A lot of the points it makes about the hype and hysteria around the "Metaverse" applies to the growing AI boom. In short: The promise of AI exists in easily digested and universal fiction, so even an executive or VC can think they understand it. The "promise" of the future of the tech is described in often vague and unrealistic ways which create a devastating sense of FOMO. The actual promise of the technology, on the basis of what really exists now outside of the human imagination, is modest best. And finally... the goal allegedly being worked towards may not be useful or what anyone wants, but since it's sold as "Step one of the inevitable" people still throw money at it.