I'm a freelancer and all of my clients talk is AI. I think, it's cool tech, but also quite overhyped.
But I get it, AI has become the magic box that the masses of "idea guys" can use to realize "the next big thing". No more meddling with devs or designers.
Whelp, guess we have to wait for the valley of disillusionment.
It’s the new “I have an idea for app, can you build it for me for free?” that clueless friends of friends bust out when they find out you work in “tech”
Well, it's the antidote: "If it's so simple and valuable, build it yourself, ChatGPT et al makes it easier and since it's so simple, you can get to keep all the rewards to yourself :)"
I've got a zealot in my company too. The worst thing is that our customers (healthcare providers) really want to hear this, so it actually helps in marketing, which in turn keeps the hype going.
I will embrace the moment we step into that valley of disillusionment, although I fear the slop will remain.
Instead, it was 99% filled with everyone in my region shilling their ChatGPT wrapper like it was going to change EVERYTHING. There were nearly zero interesting tech or business conversations.
Edit: to more directly address your comment, it's interesting to see which businesses and sectors want to ram through AI with no clear reason and which have no interest in it.