Are we overusing AI in startups to the point of creating fake problems?

Everyone’s building “AI-powered” everything ; pitch decks, recipe generators, inbox summarizers, self-coaching apps, dog emotion detectors (okay, maybe not that one… yet).

But how much of this actually solves a real problem?

It feels like we’re entering a phase where startups throw AI at any idea just to look innovative, not necessarily useful. Sometimes it feels like we're creating problems just so we can “solve” them with AI. And ironically, this overuse might hurt the tech itself ; people start seeing AI as gimmicky or useless, when in fact it’s incredibly powerful if used right.

So here’s my question for you:

Where’s the line between creative use of AI and overuse that leads to “solutionism”?

Are we building things people need, or things that just sound cool on launch day?

Would love to hear what you think, especially if you’re building something in the AI space.