AI came up at a gathering we just had. The panel assessors spoke of how tacky AI appeared on grant proposals. Like tacked on top of the research proposal and added no value to the proposal.
When I think of AI succeeding I think of the need for an invention like Turing. A machine that can store that much data and can spit back faster than real life. I've been watching a dock on wormholes in ancient locations.. fascinating stuff.