Another day, another viral piece of AI speculative fiction. According to io9's Mike Pearl, this is part of a troubling and recurring pattern—fictional narratives about artificial intelligence spread far and wide online, often outpacing factual reporting. The result: public perception of AI shaped more by science fiction than by reality. Pearl argues this trend needs to stop.

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