I have more brewing on this topic, because obviously OBVIOUSLY bad faith AI hype is still going strong. But, in the meantime, I would like to point out that I said these words a full year ago.
Since this sentiment seems to be publishable in the NYT, now.
https://jenniferplusplus.com/losing-the-imitation-game/
(god do I wish we could talk about other things again. That itself is probably also a desired, if not intended, effect of all the hype)