Why are there so many myths about AI?
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:50 am
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But when the AI boom began with ChatGPT a few years ago, it was quite unlike anything I’d ever seen. It was exciting and, to be honest, a little bit scary — especially if you’ve seen as many sci-fi movies as I have.
It was easy to get caught up in the headlines and be carried away by varying predictions and “demystifications” of this new, disruptive technology. Unfortunately, a lot of ideas were either miscommunicated, assumed, or lost in translation.
The result? In came AI myths that were far from reality. So, let’s unpack those. In this article, I’ll discuss six of the biggest AI myths and shed light on what the reality truly is.
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The Biggest AI Myths
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Why are there so many myths about AI?
But first, why are there so many myths about AI? I think there are three main factors.
1. Sci-fi Movies
There’s an entire film genre dedicated to imagined future scientific advances like AI. The technology either helps the nice protagonist achieve a goal or becomes a rogue, all-powerful entity.
This portrayal shapes public perception, much like it did mine when news of AI started making the rounds.
Even Fran Drescher, President of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), agrees. According to her, with AI, she’s realized that “dystopian stories can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
But when the AI boom began with ChatGPT a few years ago, it was quite unlike anything I’d ever seen. It was exciting and, to be honest, a little bit scary — especially if you’ve seen as many sci-fi movies as I have.
It was easy to get caught up in the headlines and be carried away by varying predictions and “demystifications” of this new, disruptive technology. Unfortunately, a lot of ideas were either miscommunicated, assumed, or lost in translation.
The result? In came AI myths that were far from reality. So, let’s unpack those. In this article, I’ll discuss six of the biggest AI myths and shed light on what the reality truly is.
Table of Contents
The Biggest AI Myths
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Why are there so many myths about AI?
But first, why are there so many myths about AI? I think there are three main factors.
1. Sci-fi Movies
There’s an entire film genre dedicated to imagined future scientific advances like AI. The technology either helps the nice protagonist achieve a goal or becomes a rogue, all-powerful entity.
This portrayal shapes public perception, much like it did mine when news of AI started making the rounds.
Even Fran Drescher, President of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), agrees. According to her, with AI, she’s realized that “dystopian stories can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”