"Smombies."

I like that!

I think these trends often work like the swing of a pendulum... something is "new and exciting" so everyone flocks to it, but gradually they discover that there are sometimes costs associated with the shiny new thing.

People worry a lot about AI, but I have a feeling that once the newness wears off, AI is going to head in a more pragmatic direction.

I remember seeing a comment in someone's blog to the effect of "Now we have AI that can write my blog and do my artwork for me... giving me extra time to do the dishes. Why isn't AI doing my dishes, so I can have more time to write my blog and paint my art?"

I guess we will just have to wait and see...