There are a lot of people invested in AI, so they are cheerleaders. There are way more people who didn't invest, who are sour grapes and want to see it fail. I'm neither of these people, but it's a democracy after all. I think AI is due for another winter.
I think it's not as much a democracy as a market. We sometimes say people vote with their wallet on products, so I see where you come from.
Still, in this case I think a market analogy fits better. There are people who want it and people who don't want it. If the people with a lot of money (to manage for companies) want it, this will move the balance. If it eventually moves it enough remains to be seen. Decisions can be made with too much excitement and based on overpromises, but eventually someone will draw a bottom line under (generative) AI, the one where currently the huge amount of money gets pumped into. Either will generate generate value that people pay for and the investors make a profit or not. Bubbles and misconceptions can extend the time when the line is drawn, but eventually it will be.
If LLM and generative is generally creates value, or not, I cannot say. I am sure that the more specialised AI solutions that are better described as machine learning does create this value in their special use cases and will stay.
Painting opposition as "sour grapes" is an extraordinarily bad faith take.
I dont want to be sold ai girlfriends
If that makes me a sour grape, so be it.
I'm fine with AI girlfriends and boyfriends.
At least those are not directly harmful to me.
I'm slightly less fine when my time is wasted by some generated bullshit.
And not at all fine when some vibed some product and ignored basic good practises on security and so on.
I am, due to broad index funds, more invested in ‘AI’ than I would like. Still think it’s largely snake oil.