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Multiple readings One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’ Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions Shared emphasis Why do the people building AI keep warning us about the end of the world? Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions
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Established AI field signal Analysis 12d ago
⚡ 7 h early

One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’

8 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute
“@timnitgebru.blacksky.app explains how doomers and their "machine-god narrative" are feeding the hype machine and distracting us from the real harms of AI: www.wired.com/story/one-of...” evidence ↗
8 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Alex Hanna Timnit Gebru Sasha Costanza-Chock Katie Drummond The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute Nathalie Maréchal, PhD Stefanie Hane mRr3b00t
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
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Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“@timnitgebru.blacksky.app explains how doomers and their "machine-god narrative" are feeding the hype machine and distracting us from the real harms of AI: www.wired.com/story/one-of...”

Questions & unknowns

1 expert

What remains unresolved or contested.

“"When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?"”

Primary source wired.com ↗
Established Safety & security Signal 12d ago

Gebru ai security safety is about human control video

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute
“@timnitgebru.blacksky.app gives a history lesson on AI "existential risk" talk and explains how we don't have to accept Big Tech's utopia or apocalyptic visions for the future: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Timnit Gebru The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

“@timnitgebru.blacksky.app gives a history lesson on AI "existential risk" talk and explains how we don't have to accept Big Tech's utopia or apocalyptic visions for the future: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...”

Primary source bloomberg.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 16d ago
⚡ 5 h early

Why do the people building AI keep warning us about the end of the world?

3 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Alex Hanna, The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute
“"It takes the air out of the room for any other substantive styles of legislation around a data center moratorium, civil rights, discrimination, or using these tools to subvert worker judgement." I weight in on what happens to policy when x-riskers get spoo…” evidence ↗
3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Alex Hanna Olivia Guest The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute
Primary source sfstandard.com ↗
Established Culture, work & education Development 16d ago
Ifeoma Ozoma fights school AI

Meet the Mom Winning Against AI in Schools w/ Ifeoma Ozoma

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Emily M. Bender
“Want an example of successful pushback on "AI" (surveillance) ed tech? This story is uplifting and amazing. @ifeoma.bsky.social is absolutely amazing. Thank you @alixdunn.com and @themaybe.org for this episode. www.themaybe.org/podcast/meet...” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Emily M. Bender The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

“Want an example of successful pushback on "AI" (surveillance) ed tech? This story is uplifting and amazing. @ifeoma.bsky.social is absolutely amazing. Thank you @alixdunn.com and @themaybe.org for this episode. www.themaybe.org/podcast/meet...”

Primary source themaybe.org ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 9d ago
⚡ 29 h early

What even is an AI kill switch?

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute
“DAIR's @dylnbkr.bsky.social weighed in on the mythical "kill switch" for @scientificamerican.bsky.social. Mitigating the harms of AI, as with any industry or technology, will instead require robust external regulation and safeguards. www.scientificamerican.…” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Luke Stark The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

“DAIR's @dylnbkr.bsky.social weighed in on the mythical "kill switch" for @scientificamerican.bsky.social. Mitigating the harms of AI, as with any industry or technology, will instead require robust external regulation and safeguards. www.scientificamerican.…”

Primary source scientificamerican.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 14d ago

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Lampedusa Keeps Happening: Refugees and the Power of Tech to Harm or Heal. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute
“Join us for a virtual event to commemorate the Lampedusa shipwreck tragedy and discuss the human consequences of the growing use of surveillance, data and AI in migration control. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Alex Hanna The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

“Join us for a virtual event to commemorate the Lampedusa shipwreck tragedy and discuss the human consequences of the growing use of surveillance, data and AI in migration control. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...”

Primary source us02web.zoom.us ↗