Agreed, hearing about AI is unavoidable just by the sheer number of non-tech people who are impressed by novelties such as generative AI and ChatGPT. I have to tell them I'm not into that stuff at all.
Agree.
See other response. The future is coming down like a hammer no matter whether I anticipate it or not, and there's no point in living like an ostrich for the joys that a fleeting illusion brings.