The AI Revolution is happening right now. There's enormous proven potential which is materializing in ever increasing rates.
The first generations of hardware accelerators are slowly coming out and they're going to leave everyone astounded.
It's a bit like the early days of the internet, it's not always the most practical solution, but it definitely works.
This exact tired old argument is being applied to:
blockchain / DLT
AI
VR
CRISPR in some senses
Unless you have a reason to compare it to the "early days of the internet", don't. A technology being new and unknown doesn't make it like the internet.
It's a bit like the early days of the internet, it's not always the most practical solution, but it definitely works.