Real Risks vs. Sci-Fi Fears

Distinguishing real concerns from speculation.

Real, current risks:
- Misinformation — AI makes fake content easy and convincing
- Job displacement — Real transitions happening now
- Bias amplification — Models reflect training data biases
- Privacy erosion — Data collection and inference
- Concentration of power — Few companies control key tech

Overhyped or distant concerns:
- Terminator-style robot uprising
- Imminent human-level AGI
- AI "escaping" or "deceiving" us
- AI developing its own goals

Key insight: The risks that matter are economic, social, and political—not science fiction scenarios. Focus on governance, not existential fear.