There's hype and then there's anti-hype hype, which tries to undermine any genuine progress in a hip contrarian fashion. Eg look, I'm the only who can see the truth. There's AI hype and then there's anti-AI Gary Marcus hype, who never produces any novel criticism. It's the same banal broken record every single time put in a very self-aggrandizing manner.
DM is probably hyping it up and you are most likely hyping up your own criticism. It's a great symbiotic relationship outwardly presented as opposition.