They should make a distinction between fancy decision trees (is that AI?) and machine consciousness (definite AI). The thing is, we have one of those things and not the other.
But we will... soon.
Not yet, but we’re sure as hell trying.
I see something like quantum computing being the hurdle to allow hyper-exponential development of true AI. We already have ‘The Cloud’ established for the network part of it. We already have various forms of autonomous, highly capable drones. And battery technology is progressing.