The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than reality

The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than reality Plus: 22 nations have called for a new global body to oversee AI. Don't be fooled by this summer of AI hype It's been a busy few months for AI hype, with companies making breathless claims about hacking, mathematical breakthroughs, and the prospect of self-improving superintelligence. In all these cases, massive fanfare from the companies, presented as mea culpas in the hacking incidents, has been accompanied by intense press coverage. But once experts have had time to examine what happened, very different stories emerge. There's a strong commercial incentive to overstate AI capabilities. The authors argue that the illusion of speed and urgency promulgated by the tech companies is also a ploy to misdirect policymakers and the public.