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Is AI Reversing Anti-Progress or Is It Accelerating It?

Perhaps it's time to admit that AI hype is self-serving propaganda, and that we're actually living in a Philip K. Dick-type dystopia.

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Charles Hugh Smith
Jun 10, 2026
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Consider the depth and consequences of the widening gap between these headlines. One the one hand, we’re awash in articles proclaiming the immense value being generated by AI and the promise of future value that’s beyond our imagination. But if we set aside the sci-fi promises of AI discovering miracle drugs that cure every disease and focus on what AI …

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