AI Doom Hype and AI Vibe Cafés: The Governance Questions We Can’t Afford to Miss

AI companies Anthropic and Perplexity have opened physical cafés to make their intangible language models more tangible and accessible to the public. These spaces aim to foster familiarity but raise questions about accountability, transparency, and the real-world impact of AI systems. The article highlights the importance of focusing on governance issues like harm accountability and data labor behind AI, rather than speculative topics like AI consciousness.