The AI twilight zone

Two seemingly contradictory realities are true at once:

1. Most people find AI only modestly useful, a more clever Google search.
2. Many people building AI or using it obsessively worry it could severely damage or destroy humanity.

We're living in an AI twilight zone. For many, the technology is simultaneously underwhelming in daily use and terrifying in its trajectory. The gap between these two realities helps explain why confusion and fear are exploding across politics, AI labs, and business.