As a Lucid Dreamer, yeah I'm also skeptical of these stories. I have relative control over dreams and I am lucid, it's way, WAY WAAAY better than any video game or VR headset but it's just so damn weird and bizarre and you are not 100% in control. It's just too weird and loose which makes it more interesting than being a superhero but it's also not a video game.

As I'm already working with some AI copywriting and SEO tools, I'm expecting more human like output (at this point its a bit "Wikipedia like") and what would be a real revolution is some sort of fast basic text/script to animation creation. That would help a lot. While I enjoy the optimism of this sub, I sometimes feel it's a bit too optimistic and fails to recognize the amazing steps AI has done to more down to earth and practical applications. I think this is what will drive the technology in the end.

Wordhero. I know there are better out there but I use it as a starting point.

I'm not optimistic but I am using AI to help me with my job as a copywriter.
I think that we will see small but solid steps mostly towards content creation through AI aggregating data from the internet.
I.e in a couple of years it will be possible to have a custom newsletter with custom tailored news in your native language written in a way that fits you complete with AI generated images and videos.