Recently an old acquaintance came to me expecting that I'd be sympathetic to their extremely awful AI grift, because they saw me saying "the technology has potential."
I confess, I hesitated before telling them it was not good (I used stronger words). I feel bad about all this, but I really mean the best for folks when I tell them:
You cannot build a career in tech superficially chasing fads and the latest hype cycle. There is no substance there. You will end up a hollow grifter, as well.