[tnorthcutt]

While some people certainly respond with "huge intense fear", I suspect others might only want to provide a small counterpoint to "huge intense hype".

No idea if the creator of this site falls into the former or latter group... or neither.

[ericd]

It seems like a lot of people are using it to do real, actual, helpful work, especially learning about new topics. I'm not sure it's productive to call it hype at this point.

[JohnFen]

"Hype" doesn't mean that there's nothing useful. It means that the benefits are being exaggerated beyond what the evidence supports.

I think that holds extremely true in the AI space right now, with people talking about AGI being right around the corner, etc.

[tnorthcutt]

Oh to clarify, I don't think it's all hype! But, in my opinion, there is plenty of breathless hype (much like any other new development).