#ai-washing

#ai-washing

Experts have a long history of torturing us with predictions about how technology will wipe us out, first our jobs and then just getting rid of us altogether because humans are a bother. The AI panic around Large Language Models over the last three years is no exception.

The AI-centric security product demo looked impressive. The vendor spoke confidently about autonomous detection, self-learning defences, and AI-driven remediation. Charts moved in real time, alerts resolved themselves, and threats seemed to vanish before human analysts even noticed them.

AI agents represent a significant advancement in technology, but there's a crucial distinction between AI agents and traditional automation; understanding this can prevent misinformation.

Since the advent of widespread artificial intelligence (AI), a new kind of deception, termed AI washing, has emerged, where companies mislead consumers with false claims about AI-related products.