Cut Through the AI Hype: EFF's Guide to Separating Fact from Fiction
Cut Through the AI Hype: EFF’s Guide to Separating Fact from Fiction Every week, another product claims to be “powered by AI”—from toasters that recommend recipes to chatbots that promise to be your therapist. The word “intelligence” gets thrown around so loosely that it’s easy to assume anything labeled AI must be cutting‑edge. But behind the marketing, many of these tools come with serious privacy trade‑offs, unclear data practices, and performance that rarely matches the promises. ...