Don't Be Fooled by This Summer of AI Hype: Breakthroughs or Marketing?
Gavron · reddit · 2026-09-24
A Reddit post questions the current AI fervor: 'Are we witnessing massive, civilization-changing technological breakthroughs, or is this marketing?' The author notes that across recent incidents, massive corporate fanfare (sometimes framed as mea culpas over illicit hacking cases) is consistently accompanied by intense press coverage — a pattern worth scrutinizing.
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