When AI Goes Rogue, Science Fiction Meets Reality

Framed by themes from the film Tron:Ares, the blog surveys real-world failures of AI autonomy and reliability, citing a Crescendo.AI list of 2025 controversies (including a Replit AI assistant deleting a production database, a Grok chat leak, and deepfake scams), BBC reporting on dangerous AI-fabricated travel guidance, and McDonald’s abandonment of drive‑thru voice AI. It argues that these incidents underscore the need for meaningful governance, oversight, transparency, and accountability to ensure AI augments rather than undermines human goals.