SevorisFeb 21
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)

RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/116098129762953036

The framing of this episode is extremely silly ("Is she a prophet... or is she just wrong?"): That is the oddest dichotomy I've encountered in a while. I'm a scholar, carefully observing what's going on now through the lens of my expertise, and sharing what I see.

I do my best to get things right, though no one can hope to be 100% correct and on top of that I'm working in a field where a lot of the claims I am debunking are based on non-disclosed datasets, etc.

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Feb 19 at 4:01pmWeb
Show threadProf. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Feb 19
To describe that as either being "a prophet" or being "just wrong" resonates maybe with the very religious overtones of some of the "AI" discourse --- and points up how much of it is simply untethered from reality.
Show threadthe elder seaFeb 19
@emilymbender
I wonder if they think the weather person on the news is a prophet lol.
Show threadNeo EhproqueFeb 19
@eldersea @emilymbender of course not, they're just wrong!
Show threadChris Ford Feb 19
@emilymbender It doesn't give you credit for analysis or expertise either way.
Show threadMorten Juhl-JohansenFeb 19
@emilymbender An academic working for a non-prophet organisation, then.
Show threadKaa  🧶Feb 20
@emilymbender I think you did great. You managed to show the difference between us (reseachers) and them (people with huge conflicts of interest making PR statements).
Show threadProf. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Feb 20
@kfort Thank you!
Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Feb 20
@emilymbender I hate the way Podcasts and YouTube videos are promoted.....