The hardest question to answer about AI-fueled delusions
Nobody is talking about the gap between AI hype and what actually gets deployed. Here's why that matters for your strategy.

Why it matters
An examination of how AI-driven expectations often outpace reality and deployment, with implications for how leaders should evaluate AI investments and timelines. The article hints at broader systemic issues in how companies and governments plan AI adoption.
The key facts
8 to knowArticle discusses AI-fueled delusions vs. reality
Pentagon planning AI company involvement referenced
Published in MIT Technology Review's Algorithm newsletter
Focus on critical gap between AI promise and deployment
Iran/national security policy context mentioned
Story references Pentagon AI training plans
Focus on AI delusions and unrealistic expectations
Addresses disconnect between hype and deployment reality
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Publisher excerpt: This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. I was originally going to write this week’s newsletter about AI and Iran, particularly the news we broke last Tuesday that the Pentagon is making plans for AI…