Re: Currently, there's no such thing as "AI"
All we have are very large and fast pattern matching programs.
Sure, but that's also what lots of human intelligence is much of the time. Of course, a lot of it is over-hyped wank, but the combination of the generic libraries and cheaper hardware means that projects that a few years ago required lots of expensive, dedicated resources.
Chatbots are a trite example but they're being used because they can improve customer service quite a bit if expectations are correct.
But, yeah, ML doesn't solve problems it just helps automate repetitive tasks.