My tech friends mostly find it interesting. On top of that some of them find it a little threatening, others (like me) are somewhat concerned about the ethics o

My tech friends mostly find it interesting. On top of that some of them find it a little threatening, others (like me) are somewhat concerned about the ethics of hoovering up a significant proportion of human creativity and then charging money back to people for the output of models based on it. My non-tech friends, particularly the more creative ones hate AI and will actively avoid it. They see a way for rich tech bros to put real people out of jobs. They see ahead of them an internet drowning in AI shit (on an internet already drowning in non-AI shit), further enshittifying their day to day interactions. And they see yet another ludicrous hype cycle. My challenge to AI-using folks is the same as it was to blockchain people - make a product with compelling, amazing features. Don't mention AI, just sell it on how awesome it is and how amazing the capabilities are. Use AI/ML under the covers to achieve that awesomeness without trying to ride the hype wave. Then you'll have achieved something. The difference is, of course, that I imagine that AI will (and to some extent already does) deliver on that...