AI-generated tools pose significant threats.

Public erosion continues to deteriorate with AI "slop."

Who is responsible when AI tools impersonate public figures?

This week, I received what appeared on the surface to be two extremely promising emails regarding a recent book of mine that was published (e.g., Aalai, 2026). Imagine my surprise when one of my favorite authors—who I have never met before—sent me a glowing email about this newest book of mine, full of personal anecdotes and reasons why she was drawn to the text. After recovering from the surprise of seeing her name in my inbox, it didn’t take me long to surmise that the message I had received was not, in fact, from the author Kristin Hannah, but was entirely AI-generated (this would later be confirmed by a response from her PR team, when I forwarded them the suspicious email).

AI has been making headlines for years now, but in particular this week with some of the most powerful political leaders convening at the U.N. Moreover, the current U.S. president hosted a dinner for China’s leader that boasted seemingly all of the richest men in the world—with a disproportionate number of Big Tech bros, many of them the architects of the AI-powered tools that have been foisted upon the masses. Readers who........

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