Welcome to episode 191 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI as a tool for efficiency and productivity a competitive edge.

In this episode, hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones review a sobering video from Redhawk Media Group that was published on YouTube on February 11 that is critical of the hype being pushed by AI CEOs and founders.

In the United States, about half of people say they do not support the growing use of AI. In addition, only 35 percent of Americans say they trust AI companies (an eight point drop in just one year). In addition, 57 percent of Americans are actively fearful that AI is going to be harmful.

This source argues that AI industry leaders have created a dangerous disconnect between marketing hype and technical reality to satisfy investors. While executives promise that AI will solve global crises and generate infinite wealth, data reveals that most corporate integrations fail to produce measurable financial value.

High-profile errors in medical, legal, and safety-critical fields highlight that these systems are prone to hallucinations and inconsistent logic. Furthermore, the massive energy and infrastructure requirements for data centers suggest the current growth model may be unsustainable.

The source video concludes that, for AI to become truly useful, both producers and consumers must adopt realistic expectations and prioritize transparency over hyperbolic claims.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> Watch the Redhawk Media Group video: https://tinyurl.com/pyz6aecn

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>> Read the Robbins article "The Global AI Race: America vs. China": https://tinyurl.com/2uckj7wy

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding AI Hallucinations in Technical Writing": https://tinyurl.com/bdeyd64t

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