The ‘white-collar bloodbath’ is all part of the AI hype machine | CNN Business
This paper aims to dissect the phenomenon of AI hype in light of its core mechanisms, drawing comparisons between the current wave and historical episodes of AI hype, concluding that the current hype is historically unmatched in terms of magnitude, scale and planetary and social costs. We identify and discuss socio-technical mechanisms fueling AI h... See more
Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK • The mechanisms of AI hype and its planetary and social costs - AI and Ethics
If A.I. is as powerful a tool as its proponents claim, they should be able to find other uses for it besides intensifying the ruthlessness of capital.
Ted Chiang • Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey? | The New Yorker
The omnipresent do-anything button of AI is certainly tempting. And companies including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft are encouraging such behavior while hoping to prove out their investment in AI tools.