It has supposedly been coming for the last 20 years reality is the cat is out of the bag and it won't be stuffed back in.
Even at today levels of AI a very large amount of work can be optimized if the domain experts knew how to use the ai tools. As people become more used to using them I don't see an ai winter coming.
Even if we had no new developments in AI, the effects of the current SotA would be massive over the next decade. There are myriad tools already built on or incorporating AI to deliver real value.
Ignoring the fact that wild science fiction has become totally mundane within the last 10 years is putting your head in the sand.
Headline: "AI Winter shouted from the rooftops for the millionth time this year, meanwhile for the weather showing balmy 85 degree temperatures for the next few years"
You can't draw that conclusion from what I said at all. These are tools.
Good web comics and fan fiction require creativity. They're low cost, but high effort endeavors that are achievable by solo creators.
Now there's a path appearing that will give this same class of people the tools to reach new creative heights that most could never achieve by themselves.
This is a good thing. It's a tool. You still have to be an artist to use it effectively.
I'm definitely not ignorant, because I work directly in this field. The things happening in academia, within my company, and with competitors will blow your mind.
Even at today levels of AI a very large amount of work can be optimized if the domain experts knew how to use the ai tools. As people become more used to using them I don't see an ai winter coming.