>I seem to be totally outside the hype bubble

I'm surprised you say that because it is all over Hacker News. Every single post is co-opted into promoting AI. Try finding a submission with fifty points or more than doesn't have AI or LLM's mentioned somewhere in the comments.

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zen928 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Feel free to retire from the field if you grow tired of seeing its latest developments.

	▲	tonyedgecombe an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I already have. That’s not really the point though. I have no doubt AI is useful, I just don’t want to have it shoved in my face every five minutes.