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Claims that artificial intelligence (AI) development is decelerating are not new. Concerns about an AI ‘winter,’ a period of reduced funding and interest, have surfaced repeatedly over the past few years. This raises questions about whether the perception of slowed progress is an inherent part of the AI hype cycle, with periods of intense excitement inevitably followed by periods of disillusionment and reevaluation.