The narratives are opposite extremes on spectrum of opinions and anecdotal. I find it more useful to split the narratives into "AI hype" and "pragmatic AI": ht

The narratives are opposite extremes on spectrum of opinions and anecdotal. I find it more useful to split the narratives into "AI hype" and "pragmatic AI": https://senkorasic.com/articles/pragmatic-vs-hype-ai https://senkorasic.com/articles/pragmatic-vs-hype-ai TLDR: The technology is real. A lot of companies are working on it and evaluating how to integrate it into their products or processes. Many people use ChatGPT and other tools daily for a wide variety of tasks. At the same time, there's an enormous amount of hype. Some of it comes from a poor understanding of the technology: not everyone can be an AI expert. But a lot of it is companies adopting AI in name only to ride the hype wave. We're being bombarded with claims about the imminent arrival of "Artificial General Intelligence" (AGI) or even "Artificial Superintelligence" (ASI). AI companies tell us to "stop hiring humans" or announce plans to lay off hundreds or thousands of employees as they're replaced by AI agents. This is AI being used for marketing, not productivity. It doesn’t even require the tech itself—the story is what sells, and the more controversial or hyped, the better.