We've seen this playbook before. Every transformative tech gets hit with panic mode first — people lock onto the worst-case scenario and run with it.
90s Internet? Porn and credit card theft.
Crypto? Money laundering and scams.
AI today? Existential threat and deepfake dystopia.
Same fear cycle. Different decade.
The pattern is clear: breakthrough tech always gets framed by its darkest edge cases before the real utility breaks through. We're early in the AI arc, and the FUD is loud. But if history rhymes, the narrative flips once builders start shipping real value.
Don't let the noise distract you from the signal.
90s Internet? Porn and credit card theft.
Crypto? Money laundering and scams.
AI today? Existential threat and deepfake dystopia.
Same fear cycle. Different decade.
The pattern is clear: breakthrough tech always gets framed by its darkest edge cases before the real utility breaks through. We're early in the AI arc, and the FUD is loud. But if history rhymes, the narrative flips once builders start shipping real value.
Don't let the noise distract you from the signal.