The provided text lists historical examples of products and practices that were promoted as beneficial but later revealed to have significant downsides or were debunked. These include asbestos, cocaine in beverages, laudanum, radiation, leeches, bloodletting, slaves, and ritual animal sacrifice. The author notes that these fads eventually faded or were recognized as toxic, adding AI to this list of potentially problematic trends. AI
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IMPACT This post suggests AI may become a historical fad with negative consequences, similar to past promoted but ultimately harmful trends.
RANK_REASON The item is a social media post comparing AI to historical fads and toxic products, lacking new factual information or analysis.