The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than rea

Recent AI breakthroughs touted by major tech companies—including claims about hacking incidents and mathematical advances—have been significantly overstated, according to experts Timnit Gebru and Emily M. Bender, who argue there are strong commercial incentives for companies to exaggerate capabilities and create false urgency to misdirect policymakers. Meanwhile, global governance efforts are accelerating, with 22 nations calling for new international AI oversight bodies, though major powers like the US and China remain notably absent from such initiatives.