IDK. Blockchains have been super hyped. The tech is undeniably cool. But I have yet to see an example of them solving a real problem for anyone who's not a criminal.

In contrast, I've put in very little effort to use AI, but I'm noticing things.

I see high quality AI-generated images in blog posts. They look awesome.

I look over my coworker's shoulder and see vscode predict exactly the CSS properties and values he's looking for.

Another coworker uses AI to generate a working example of FPGA code that compiles and runs on a Xilinx datacenter device.

An AI assistant pops up in Facebook messenger. My girlfriend and I are immediately able to start sending each other high quality, ultra-specific inside joke AI generated memes. This has added real value to my life.

I'm starting to feel FOMO, a bit worried that if I don't go hard on learning this new tool I'm going to be left in the dust. To me at least, AI feels different.