I think they are somewhat distinguishable. Going by the HN consensus most people thought cryptocurrency was not much use beyond crime and gambling. On the other hand I think most people see that if AI achieves human level thinking it'll be able to do human like jobs which would be a big deal economically.
I'm thinking more that AGI will happen within a few years. It's one of the reasons for the present financial weirdness. Throwing so much money into current AI would make no sense if it stays as it is. It only makes sense if you think the tech will improve.
