AI Tools, Not Gods: Why Artificial Intelligence Hype Threatens Global Governance—and How to Fix It

AI is not magic.
It’s not a god, a demon, or a sentient mind plotting its next move.
It’s a set of tools and infrastructure we build, deploy, and should control.
From Silicon Valley hype to political speeches, the way we talk about AI turns it into something supernatural—and those stories are shaping the laws we live by.
In AI Tools, Not Gods, Caroline De Cock takes readers inside the myth-making machine, revealing the four seductive narratives that are warping AI policy, and shows how to replace them with evidence-based rules that protect people, encourage innovation, and hold real actors accountable.
Whether you’re a policymaker, a technologist, or just someone tired of the hype, this book is a clear-eyed guide to governing the AI we actually have.