Mar Hicks6d ago

Enormously looking forward to this event on April 21 at 6:30pm ET (online) with the amazing Emily Bender and Alex Hanna about their new book, The AI Con.

Register here:

https://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/2017751084384/WN_bnPKMqFoRjeM25ZfoaQ0Tw

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The AI Con (with Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Prof. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna will discuss their new book, The AI Con.

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In the meantime, you can read an excerpt of the book here:

https://lithub.com/on-the-very-real-dangers-of-the-artificial-intelligence-hype-machine/

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

As long as there’s been research on AI, there’s been AI hype. In the most commonly told narrative about the research field’s development, mathematician John McCarthy and computer scientist Marvin M…

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Apr 5 at 6:19pmToot!
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“In an environment where the battle for American supremacy in the Cold War was being fought on all fronts—military, technological, engineering, and ideological—these men sought to gain favor and funding in the eyes of a defense apparatus trying to edge out the Soviets.”

https://lithub.com/on-the-very-real-dangers-of-the-artificial-intelligence-hype-machine/

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

As long as there’s been research on AI, there’s been AI hype. In the most commonly told narrative about the research field’s development, mathematician John McCarthy and computer scientist Marvin M…

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