Demis Hassibis (CEO at Google DeepMind) shares a nuanced view of AI hype (and grifters) versus the genuine promises of AI research. To me, it is somewhat reassuring to have an informed AI executive compare the AI race to the crypto bubble - while remaining very positive about the technology. Mr Hassibis fears that the hype side may be distracting from useful research.
I prefer this to the Sam Altman - Satya Nadella pledge to ramp up computing power in the hope that quantity will have a quality of its own.