Yeah, it's probably not a great sign of higher-ed's stability and longevity that every few years there's a new flash-in-the-pan technology or subfield of study that all the funding gets funneled towards until another shiny object comes along.
I hate to say it, but the colleagues positioning themselves to be pro AI in teaching and curriculum, are probably also positioning themselves to be administrators, and probably aren’t thinking about or don’t care how it will affect teaching, learning, or the careers of those around them.