Please stop the AI confidence theater

Elena Verna works at an AI company and argues the industry's AI hype has turned into a performance. When she asks people who claim AI changed their life to show her, most demo basic workflows—Slack summaries, email replies—and very few things they truly can't work without. She points to three harms: overpromising kills real adoption, 'I run 17 agents' is the new hustle flex, and hiring is broken because AI gives everyone the vocabulary of expertise. The post doesn't cite hard numbers; the judgment is drawn from her daily observation and hands-on use.

Why it matters: Elena Verna works at an AI company but publicly calls out industry hype — the identity contrast strengthens the argument. No new data, but H and R both hit, making it a good featured pick. Score isn't higher because there's no concrete new information to cite.