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Why Every Tech Hype Cycle Follows the Same Pattern, including AI
The Promise & Risk framework introduced. AI is repeating the same pattern that played out with the internet and cloud — and that history is the most useful lens we have.
The Promise
- A consistent framework for evaluating any AI tool or claim
- Honest coverage that doesn't oversell or underestimate
- Twenty-five years of cybersecurity context applied to every topic
The Risk
- AI coverage today is dominated by hype and fear in equal measure
- Business leaders are making decisions without the vocabulary they need
- Most channels pick a side; nuance is the casualty
What you’ll learn
The Promise & Risk framework is the spine of every episode on this channel. It exists because almost everything you read about AI right now sits at one of two extremes — and both are wrong.
This first episode lays out the framework, introduces the host, and sets expectations for the series.
The core idea
Every AI capability comes with a real promise — something it genuinely does well — and a real risk — something it can do badly, expensively, or dangerously. Most coverage picks one and ignores the other. We’ll always cover both.