The tech itself is neat, it's like the next level of procedural generation algorithms.
The parts where it automates jobs that shouldn't be automated, is marketed and sold as something it shouldn't be, is being rushed and speculated on recklessly in ways it shouldn't be, is using precious resources so it can be scaled at levels it shouldn't be, has forever altered our ability to determine what's real and what's fake, and that there's no going back, yeah that all sucks.
Edit: I think my favorite application of "AI" has been making instrumentals and isolated vocals of music.
http://i.imgur.com/szMsu.png
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