AI: Tools or Gods?

AI: Tools or Gods | Who benefits from the hype? (ft. Maria Sukhareva)

The dominant narrative around AI suggests that the public simply misunderstands the technology — that better education will eventually align expectations with reality. But what if the hype is not a misunderstanding at all? In this episode, we examine the growing gap between what AI systems can actually do and what companies, investors, and public figures claim they can do. We discuss AI agents, hallucinations, enterprise failures, regulation, AGI narratives, and why both hype and backlash risk damaging serious AI research and practical applications. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning About The Guest Maria Sukhareva has been working in natural language processing since 2008, long before AI became a mainstream headline topic. She is a Principal AI Expert at a DAX company and the author of AI Realist, a newsletter focused on evidence-based analysis of AI systems, their limitations, and their real-world applications. Maria is one of the clearest voices in the field arguing for treating AI as a serious technical discipline rather than a speculative ideology. 🔗LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msukhareva [https://www.linkedin.com/in/msukhareva] 🔗Website: https://www.airealist.org [https://www.airealist.org/] 🔗Substack: https://msukhareva.substack.com [https://msukhareva.substack.com/]

AI: Tools or Gods? - Trailer

Here's what you can expect from the AI: Tools or Gods? Podcast. AI: Tools or Gods? is launching soon as a new podcast examining how “god-like” narratives around AI shape our laws, culture, and future.