Evo's answer to Is AI overhyped in 2018? - Quora

Which brings us back to the idea of hype. Maybe not everyone understands what AI truly is, but the effects of it are everywhere, and are very likely to change just about everything we know about society. We are beginning to see self driving cars and automated drone deliveries. We're going to see a lot more robots, drones and self-driving cars on the streets. The tech behind these, particularly related to interaction with humans, is developing much more quickly than predicted, and that's down to machine learning helping to accelerate innovation.