Thoughts on a Crazy Week in AI News - by Melanie Mitchell

I’m a big fan of Melanie Mitchell, and this run-down of hers of the recent AI hypefest is refreshingly clear-headed as usual.

@abucci@anthony.buc.ci I just listened to the full one hour episode you just posted earlier 😆 i’m feeling lazy, can you summarize this article? 🙏

@abucci@anthony.buc.ci Thanks! 🙇‍♂️ Nice write to 👌 I’ll read the article today once I get out of bed 😆

Finished reading this in full 👌 Key take-always for me are:

• politicians are idiots
  
• journalists are also idiots
  
• the public lacks AI literacy
  
• “AI” companies are fueling the fire and hype to profit from (no surprise)
  
• we need better accountability, transparency, and openness from builders of these systems
  
• The general public needs to be better educated on the limitations of these so-called “AI” systems