Huh, WTF? What's wrong in getting interested in something because there is new progress in it? And how can you assume he is only interested in it because of the money when he only asked about how to learn, play around with code and didn't ask anything about finding a job or projects to work on?
It's disingenuous. There's a difference between getting into a topic because it interests someone, and getting into a topic because it's incredibly hyped right now. Do you really believe it's the former...?
Considering OP mentioned a lot of recent hype trains relating to AI, it's perfectly reasonable to assume they are chasing dollars, rather than contributing to the underlying technology without further expectations.
So, OP comes off as very disingenuous when they lead with the hype and provide nothing of substance.
