[Obertr]

A lot of hype. Agreed. But there are a lot of uses.

The first usage that came to my mind is healthcare. AI can help doctors to diagnose more correctly e.g. lung cancer from x-ray. Doctor may get a few errors because of his mood or his bad attention at the very day but AI will make more correct prediction because of thousands of examples it has already seen and its clear and not biased mind. And in this sphere each life is at stake.

So yes. It is very helpful as I see it.