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AI has been around for a long time.
When I was in college in the 70's, there was a computing course offered on Artificial Intelligence Systems.
Modern forms of AI: Siri and Alexa. Some aspects of Google Translate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_in_artificial_intelligence
AI does seem to be more "in your face" these days and more bots are available for the general public. (Such as AI summary for searches, widely available apps and deep fake videos, which anyone can make these days) But I think much of the work has been going on behind the scenes for decades.
Also, the newest name for Photoshop is "AI". If someone is airbrushed, it's called "AI".
"Many thousands of AI applications are deeply embedded in the infrastructure of every industry."[3] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, AI technology became widely used as elements of larger systems,[3][4] but the field was rarely credited for these successes at the time.