>Remember all those articles about the AI winter a few years ago?

FTA:

>"MMC Ventures surveyed 2,830 AI startups in the EU and found that 40% of them didn’t use AI in a meaningful way."

While not the same as an AI winter, it can still be indicative of "peak hype". If accurate, a large portion of companies are claiming to have some nebulous AI advantage aren't really delivering on that promise. It's doesn't have to be astroturfing to be pointing out a hype machine. Particularly if that hype is predicated on a shaky ethical foundation.