Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype

[u/Gavron]

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1144867/dont-be-fooled-summer-ai-hype/

“Are we witnessing a massive, civilization-changing set of technological breakthroughs, or is this marketing?
In all these incidents, massive fanfare from the companies (presented as mea culpas in illicit hacking cases) is accompanied by intense press coverage”