Is AI a scam? Not really, but the hype machine sure makes it feel that way sometimes. Look, I use AI tools every day at work. They're genuinely useful for certain things - writing first drafts, analyzing data, brainstorming ideas. But are they going to replace your job next week like some tech bros claim? Probably not. The problem is we're in this weird bubble where everyone's either saying AI will solve world hunger or destroy humanity. The truth is way more boring. AI is just another tool that's good at some stuff and terrible at others. The real scam isn't AI itself - it's the companies slapping "AI-powered" on everything to jack up prices, or the consultants selling snake oil to businesses that don't need it. I've seen teams waste months implementing AI solutions for problems that a simple spreadsheet could've solved. Will AI change things? Yeah, gradually. Like how smartphones changed things - not overnight, but over years. Some jobs will shift, new ones will pop up, and we'll all adapt like we always do. So is it a scam? No. Is it overhyped? Absolutely. Is it worth paying attention to? Sure, but maybe turn down the volume on the apocalypse predictions and get-rich-quick schemes. The future with AI will probably be... fine. Less dramatic than the headlines suggest, more useful than the skeptics claim.