Are We Living Inside an AI Bubble? (I Think So. And I Am Fine With It)

The AI industry shows classic bubble characteristics: inflated valuations, companies pivoting to "AI" without substance, and a gap between hype and real utility. But unlike the dot-com bubble, the underlying technology is genuinely transformative and already generating real ROI for individual practitioners. The bubble will burst for companies that are AI in name only, but the technology itself will survive and mature. For individual builders, the play is clear: build real things with AI now (not AI startups, but AI-augmented workflows), accumulate practical knowledge, and be ready when the correction separates real practitioners from hype riders.