So I just judged an international business plan competition. These were high school or college age applicants. 6 out of the 10 companies in my session were "AI

So I just judged an international business plan competition. These were high school or college age applicants. 6 out of the 10 companies in my session were "AI powered." 5 years ago they would have been blockchain powered. 10 years ago it was mobile apps. None of the businesses actually required "AI". They were robotics, medicine, call center software, business intelligence, agricultural. At most, they needed some ML. I think people just get excited about what feels up and coming, whether it actually matters to the business or not.