Even ‘Law & Order’ Is Terrified of AI
The long-running legal drama Law & Order used its 26th season premiere to portray an AI company CEO as a cautionary figure, reflecting broader cultural unease about concentrated power in the AI industry.
Why this matters: When a 26-year-old network procedural makes AI executives the villains, that is a signal about where mainstream public opinion is heading. Popular culture does not lead the debate, but it does tell you what anxieties have gone wide. Right now, a lot of people are uneasy about who controls AI and whether those people are accountable to anyone. That feeling is real, and it matters more than any policy white paper when it comes to what the public will eventually demand from regulators.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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