Why Does the AI Industry Like to Tell Scary Stories?

Author
Wolfgang Hauptfleisch
Published
19 Aug 2025
Abstract
Picture a group of CEOs from well-known AI companies sitting around a campfire. It is a warm summer night; it is getting late. With them are journalists, some customers, and a larger group of people standing around in a circle. Everyone had some smores and a couple of drinks, maybe even a puff of something. It is story-telling time.