AI as Marketing Hype: Echoes of the Metaverse Era

Mark Zuckerberg's $50 billion metaverse bet delivered no results, fueling skepticism about his AI pivot. Despite heavy promotion by tech leaders including Sam Altman and Sundar Pichai, AI agents have not driven expected business growth, with Salesforce projecting flat performance. AI remains a suite of software tools rather than transformative intelligence, drawing comparisons to past tech bubbles.