According to @timnitGebru, utopian and dystopian narratives about non-existent "super intelligence" are marketing stories companies like to push, not investment fundamentals, highlighting a hype-driven cycle around AI themes; source: @timnitGebru on X, Nov 19, 2025. For traders, this underscores narrative risk in AI-labeled equities and AI-themed crypto assets, where positioning can be propelled by stories rather than cash flows or unit economics; source: Robert J. Shiller, Narrative Economics (2019). Regulators have already acted on exaggerated AI claims—U.S. SEC charged two investment advisers with "AI washing" in 2024—elevating headline and compliance risk for AI-marketed products; source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Press Release No. 2024-70, June 2024. Crypto has shown sensitivity to AI hype, with AI-linked tokens rallying alongside Nvidia’s earnings catalyst in Feb 2024, illustrating how AI narratives can drive flows that may unwind on skepticism; source: Reuters, Feb 22, 2024.