What's the AI breakthrough that everyone is waiting for, but you think won't matter much?

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The article asks which AI breakthrough is currently overhyped, suggesting fully autonomous AI agents for consumers as an example.

Every week there's a new prediction about the next big breakthrough. - AGI. - Humanoid robots. - AI agents. - Video generation. - Scientific discovery. - Personal AI assistants. But history is full of technologies that were expected to change everything... and ended up being less transformative than people imagined. So here's my question: Which AI breakthrough do you think is currently overhyped? Not because it's impossible. Just because you think its real-world impact will be much smaller than people expect. For me, I'd say fully autonomous AI agents for everyday consumers. I think they'll be useful, but nowhere near as revolutionary as the hype suggests. What's your pick? And what breakthrough do you think people are underestimating instead?
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