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Multiple readings Marissa mayer ai assistants women Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions
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“This sort of AI assistant technology will only be destructive unless and until the people developing it can actually grapple with these sorts of questions because they are at the heart of everything. What is worth doing with this one life? www.nytimes.com/2…” evidence ↗
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Lucy Li Shannon Vallor Kashmir Hill Ryan Mac 🙃 Karl Bode Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis Eileen Clancy 🧿 Mél Hogan / The Data Fix +3
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4 experts · 33 posts · 14d ago
Shannon Vallor Matthew Kirschenbaum ae John Warner
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“That’s the caricature we’re meant to construct, clearly. Are we really to believe she was rendered incapable of talking to her child because of . . . AI? Like really and literally? I know that’s th…” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Markets & investment · 1 Opportunity & adoption · 1 Questions & unknowns · 1
Matthew Kirschenbaum: Based on the NYT, which (afaik) is all we have to go on, Mayer “felt overwhelmed by the range and complexity of potential answers.” You can make of this what you will, including that it is disingen…
ae: it also just sounds like -- surprise -- someone used AI on a homework assignment. which it was, for the parent. i am not really sure the prompt is really as innocent in context as it appears in the…
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3 experts · 31 posts · 16d ago
Emily M. Bender Anthony Moser John Warner
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“I'm not "people." I'm a person. Why not talk to the person in front of view (virtually) about the caveats?” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Context & explanation · 1
Anthony Moser: "ai" discourse exploits our social patterns. we don't owe polite consideration to people who are rudely barging into every private space at once you don't need to grant the premise that it's good f…
Anthony Moser: at this point anyone claiming "ai" is in any way good or worthwhile needs to define what they mean and make an affirmative argument for it make people defend what they believe. and if you don't bel…
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3 experts · 6 posts · 20d ago
Benjamin Riley John Warner Jane Rosenzweig
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“Dear wealthy and powerful corporations, I will come tell you what Ethan Mollick tells you for 1/10th of whatever he charges. I was 20 months ahead of him on humans AI. What are you afraid of?” evidence ↗
John Warner: Dear wealthy and powerful corporations, I will come tell you what Ethan Mollick tells you for 1/10th of whatever he charges. I was 20 months ahead of him on humans AI. What are you afraid of?
Benjamin Riley: Child of the 90s resurfaces: Sellout
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