It was never about AI. It has always been about narrative control.

Short summary

Keniel traces AI anxiety to sci-fi narratives (Metropolis, Terminator, The Matrix) rather than the technology itself. He parallels AI to historical breakthroughs—fire, electricity, printing press, internet—each posed real risks but required understanding and boundaries, not panic, to govern safely. His argument: fear prevents clear thinking; the path forward is building AI agents aligned to your values and boundaries, not corporate defaults.

• •AI fear is rooted in decades of sci-fi narratives, not the technology's actual capabilities
• •Every powerful technology (fire, electricity, internet) required understanding and boundaries, not panic
• •Build AI agents aligned with your own values and boundaries, not corporate defaults

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