The best description I've ever heard of AI is the following. I heard this in the 80s, and it has held up since:
AI is magic.
1: You see a magic trick. You are amazed by the magic.
2: You are shown how the trick works. You are impressed by the technique.
3: You learn how to perform the trick. Now it's not magic, it's sleight-of-hand, or mirrors, or misdirection.
This is why "AI" is always bullshit: once you understand it, it's not AI any more, it's something else.
