So much of the #AIhype I'm seeing these days is 2nd-hand hype, where someone has identified a legitimate need and then fallen for the technochauvanist line that "genAI" (synthetic media extruding machines) will meet that need.

In some ways it's harder to push back on, because the people peddling this hype are speaking from that place of need.

But patching holes in lack of resources for education, medical care, journalism, etc with "genAI" is like treating morning sickness with thalidomide.