PSA: How to read AI hype manifestos for leigos.

👀 What they wrote: 🕶️ What they actually said: "Individual empowerment" Reframes "use our free products" as freedom "Balance of power" Reframes "don't regulate us" as democracy "Distribute superintelligence" Means "distribute through Meta's cloud" "Open source is important" One model released, rest is cloud-locked "Privacy mode" Promise about future, not accounting for past "Free for billions" Free because you're the product, still "Invention not automation" Reframes engagement as creativity