For 2-3 weeks now, newspaper front pages have been featuring AI fluff pieces almost daily.
However, this one from the WaPo is probably the saddest so far.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/04/ai-bubble-tech-industry-outlook/
Paraphrasing - the economy is saved by the AI bubble. That's saying the quiet part out loud.
This whole construct cannot crash and burn soon enough.