Isn’t it funny that the only people saying AI will take over the world are those selling the stuff? Of course, supported by the usual coterie of consultants looking for a gig, academics looking for attention, and clueless journalists looking for a sensationalist headline.
When I was in high school, we learned to do intentional analysis – considering what motivations the author of a text might have. That skill seems to be widely forgotten when discussing AI.
It also applies to programmers dissing AI as glorified autocomplete – they have an interest in telling everyone that they are still indispensable.
Elle King sang that there are “always two sides and the truth.” It is your job as an IT leader to look at the messengers on both sides, evaluate their claims and credibility, and figure out approximately where the truth lies.