Forbes December 15, 2024
It started with strange lights in the sky over New Jersey. Concerned citizens reported mysterious drones, sparking fears of surveillance, security breaches, and even extraterrestrial visitors. Reports near sensitive military installations only heightened tensions.
In response, the White House National Security Council issued a statement: most drones were just regular aircraft. Yet the sightings—and public distrust—continued. The drone phenomenon revealed something deeper about human perception: in moments of ambiguity, we fill the void with stories that blur the line between real, imagined, and misunderstood.
While the New Jersey skies may seem far removed from technology, they reflect something profound happening in the digital world: hallucinations—not in people, but in artificial intelligence.
Collective Illusions, AI Hallucinations, and the Fragility of Intersubjectivity
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