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Multiple readings Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back Questions & unknowns · 4 attributable reactions Reaction converging Statements — AHM Markets & investment · 5 attributable reactions Multiple readings Critical AI Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions +1 more reaction maps further down
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Developing AI business Development 2d ago
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companies pull back from AI rush

Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back

12 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Social Media Lab
“You could 've asked any experienced information system/tech researchers, & we could have told you what would happen. ”Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back. Rapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work." w…” evidence ↗
12 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Lauren Klein Olivia Guest Luke Stark Rachel Coldicutt Marielza Erin Kissane Eileen Clancy 🧿 Daniel Solove +4
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 3 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Questions & unknowns

2 experts

What remains unresolved or contested.

“I am sorry, which company is this? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...”

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“Microsoft found that “adding agents to a broken process still leaves a broken process” and “speeding up one step just creates a longer queue at the next” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...”

Research & technical analysis

1 expert

Evidence, methods and technical implications.

“You could 've asked any experienced information system/tech researchers, & we could have told you what would happen. ”Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back. Rapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work." w…”

Primary source theguardian.com ↗
Established AI field signal Development 4d ago
AHM mathematicians issue AI statement

Statements — AHM

11 experts across 5 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · J. Nathan Matias
“"OpenAI has indicated total disregard for the norms of scientific research — norms that guarantee that mathematics remains trustworthy, ethically researched, and in the public interest... We reject OpenAI's assertion that this release advances our subject" …” evidence ↗
11 experts 5 communities 1 sources clustered
Abeba Birhane Ethan Mollick Timnit Gebru joao Olivia Guest J. Nathan Matias Scott McGrath Eileen Clancy 🧿 +3
How the network is reacting 3 experts are independently emphasizing markets & investment.
Reaction converging

Markets & investment

3 experts

Capital, companies and commercial impact.

“"Releasing over 700 files at once is not a demonstration of scholarship, but a demonstration of power. We urge mathematicians to discontinue their work with OpenAI and to return to a vision of science that centers human understanding." www.ahmath.org/statem…”

Research & technical analysis

1 expert

Evidence, methods and technical implications.

“"OpenAI has indicated total disregard for the norms of scientific research — norms that guarantee that mathematics remains trustworthy, ethically researched, and in the public interest... We reject OpenAI's assertion that this release advances our subject" …”

Opportunity & adoption

1 expert

New capabilities, benefits and practical upside.

“The human mathematicians are not happy with OpenAI. It’s a fascinating argument. Not about capabilities, but about the culture and norms of science. www.ahmath.org/statements”

2 experts discussed this · 8 posts
Abeba Birhane: "Releasing over 700 files at once is not a demonstration of scholarship, but a demonstration of power. We urge mathematicians to discontinue their work with OpenAI and to return to a vision of scie…
joao: "Releasing over 700 files at once is not a demonstration of scholarship, but a demonstration of power. We urge mathematicians to discontinue their work with OpenAI and to return to a vision of scie…
Olivia Guest: maybe some useful points on this terminological issue here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...
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Primary source ahmath.org ↗
Developing AI field signal Analysis 2d ago
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critical AI essay olivia science

Critical AI

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Anthony Moser
“@olivia.science of course has a great collection including a lot of her own research olivia.science/ai/” evidence ↗
5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest Anthony Moser Pavel Jed Brown
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“"AI literacy" is like "cigarette literacy" explaining how to light up with swagger. What we need is critical AI literacy (see olivia.science/ai/ from @olivia.science), which is a completely different curriculum. One that is liberating.”

Research & technical analysis

1 expert

Evidence, methods and technical implications.

“@olivia.science of course has a great collection including a lot of her own research olivia.science/ai/”

4 experts discussed this · 46 posts
Olivia Guest: I think being anti AI is entering a more mainstream phase! While incredibly good at the same time we're finally meeting a low bar. This means: 1) more critical thinking is needed now as non-experts…
Olivia Guest: 2) industry buys people out a great deal and conflicts of interest are often not properly displayed. Many already have started rebranding as AI literacy and even critical AI literacy "experts" — wh…
Olivia Guest: Obviously, when you see research that involves anything to do with AI, look up what side projects these people have, what startups they spun up, & sadly if they are in the Epstein files, etc. bsky.…
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Primary source olivia.science ↗
Developing AI research Research 1d ago
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logical inference brains neural networks paper

On Logical Inference over Brains, Behaviour, and Artificial Neural Networks - Computational Brain & Behavior

4 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“@andreaeyleen.eurosky.social and I address that actually in the cited 2023 paper: doi.org/10.1007/s421...” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest

“@andreaeyleen.eurosky.social and I address that actually in the cited 2023 paper: doi.org/10.1007/s421...”

4 experts discussed this · 254 posts
Olivia Guest: exactly 💯 on LLMs: they simulate the output we call language, not the cognitive capacity we call language!
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈: exactly 💯 on LLMs: they simulate the output we call language, not the cognitive capacity we call language!
Olivia Guest: You sound daft right now. Worry about that. Don't worry about me.
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Primary source link.springer.com ↗
Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago

Opposing the inevitability of ai at universities is possible and necessary

2 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“It's from here but it's down: www.ru.nl/en/research/...” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest
2 experts discussed this · 15 posts
Iris van Rooij: ‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities…
Luke Stark: ‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities…
Iris van Rooij: See also bsky.app/profile/iris...
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Primary source ru.nl ↗