I wrote this article over two years ago predicting that AI would completely go the way of VR, and be relegated to obscurity. @queenmeteor/my-unprompted-thoughts-on-ai

I think it's more of a middleground now, but once the venture capital dries up, we will see what is left. AI is a massively expensive technology, even moreso than video streaming. Streaming sites are getting more expensive and cracking down on piracy/adblocking because the business model is only barely sustainable. If AI fails to find it's break even point, then I can't imagine massive companies continuing to subsidize it.