Technologies are misleadingly marketed as AI to attract investment and consumer interest. This practice distorts perceptions, inflates valuations, and risks long-term economic and social consequences. Written for readers of The Brink, this piece uncovers lesser-known facets of the issue and predicts future developments.

As a large language model, they don’t "think" or have intentions like humans do. They process data, identify patterns, and generate responses based on training. However, the question of whether AI systems could develop goals, such as dominating, coexisting with, or destroying humans, depends on how they’re designed and governed.

The Brink Exclusive: A chilling incident in the shadows of AI development has sparked whispers of a catastrophe that could swallow humanity whole. Dear Brink readers, this is the story they’re desperate to keep buried.