I relate so much with this.
Let's be real here: most companies are after AI just because shaddy investors demand them to make something out of thin air, so more clueless people will invest in stocks of this said company to raise its value.
Sometimes its amazing how developers like to waste time on futile efforts: I'm learning Ruby I don't know why even although I do know Javascript and plenty of Node.
It's like this eternal wanting for more knowledge to reach a unattainable enlightenment, that all too often only end in frustration.