Dietmar Fischer
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The machine in human clothing.
The main idea today is simple.
Metropolis is not really about robots.
It is about power wearing a robot costume.
In the film, the robot Maria is not built to help people.
She is built to copy a trusted woman and manipulate the workers.
That is the important AI lesson.
The danger is not that the machine has a metal body.
The danger is that it can borrow a human face, a human voice and human trust.
Modern AI can do something similar.
It can write like a person, speak like a person, create faces, imitate styles, generate videos and produce messages that feel personal.
That can be useful, of course.
It can help us write faster, learn faster, plan better, create campaigns, analyze data, and avoid staring at an empty document like a frightened squirrel.
But the same power can also be used to deceive.
AI does not need to be conscious to influence people.
It only needs to be convincing.
A fake voice can sound real.
A fake image can look real.
A chatbot can feel friendly.
A generated message can feel personal.