Ask HN: Is AI the Next Internet?

In the 2000 the web really took of after the dotcom bust and that took us out of that crisis. Around 2008 we had mobile. This time around AI seems to be the technology that’s becoming easier to build on and cheaper for the end user.

Every week (or maybe even every day) multiple AI related posts top HN. It seems like something real is happening.

What is your take? What tech would you bet on if not AI?