The Nerd Reich on The real danger of AI

The real danger of AI (w/ Timnit Gebru) Silicon Valley billionaires claim they are building a godlike “superintelligence” that will save—or destroy—humanity. But is this apocalyptic storyline a massive marketing scheme to seize natural resources and consolidate power? Yes. This is a great interview with Timnit Gebru that helps deflate the AI doomerism that doubles as IPO hype. Just hearing a bit of the history of the way the current AI hype came to be helps cut through the illusion.

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