Yea it's very polarized like everything seems to be these days. It's very similar to crypto in that people pumping it up for financial gain or because they enjoy being part of the current hype are overconfident in how much of an impact it's going to have. Unlike crypto my workplace is very into it for our domain, so it's something we have to deal with.

At my company most people do have a very balanced view of its capability, which is nice, but it's hard to find online discussion that isn't polarized. I guess it's also disheartening because if half of the optimistic projections are true, it's going to mean more kids cheating on homework, less people who are able to read and write and think critically, and more lonely people with AI girlfriends/boyfriends disconnected from human society.