Why AI is here to stay

If you've ever attended an AI conference, I bet you passed under the placid gaze of a chrome-plated humanoid, lovingly selected from an ocean of creepy robot stock images that marketing teams can't resist pasting on every billboard these days. Clearly, I'm personally guilty of using octarine-blue sci-fi art to lure weary travelers to my blog. It certainly works, which is why it's a pity that those images have next to nothing to do with AI. You'd think we'd all be more ashamed of ourselves, but don't worry, AI is too useful to go away, no matter how much we all cry wolf. Marketing folk run around trying to get your attention with sci-fi gimmicks, but the reason you'll stick around long enough to buy into AI is entirely different.