The worst enemy of AI is the current industry climate. Tech has become a speculation-driven sector. 15 to 20 years ago what we call now "AI" would've been the

The worst enemy of AI is the current industry climate. Tech has become a speculation-driven sector. 15 to 20 years ago what we call now "AI" would've been the logical follow up to automation technologies like Apple Automator, IFTTT, node-based visual interfaces. A solid and slightly groundbreaking advancement step in how we use our devices. It would've been a cool 15-minutes long demo on a WWDC and then we would've moved on with our lives, while using it on common, mundane, real-world problems. But today every technological progression has to be an earth-shattering revolution, and every company needs to become the next multi-billion unicorn carried by a pseudo-messianic leaderships by the likes of Musk, Altman, Holmes or Bankman-Fried. Otherwise you can completely forget those sweet, sweet funding money.