The real risk of AI isn’t replacement. It’s influence
- May 27
- 1 min read
INC. — When The Running Man debuted in 1987, it was an exaggerated, comical dystopia about a game show where criminals were hunted for entertainment and broadcast to cheering crowds.
Nearly four decades later, it’s become an illustration of a problem showing up in workplaces everywhere — what happens when systems meant to inform people are designed to keep them engaged instead.
Long before AI-generated content, algorithmic feeds, or deepfakes, The Running Man explored how narrative control, incentive design, and passive engagement shape behavior, often without anyone realizing it.
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