AI hype consists of multiple elements including comparing machines to humans (a pattern dating to 1956 when Marvin Minsky and John McCarthy claimed they could build circuits mimicking human thinking) and claiming that wide swaths of human tasks can be automated perfectly with no pain points.
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“It looks like it's comparing machines to people. That's one move in the hype book and that's been around as long as AI AI quote unquote AI has been around.”
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Authors of "THE AI CON" discussing the problematic hype about AI & what those working tech should do— Product Impact Reports | AI Strategy & PlaybooksCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:41:46 AM
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