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Lumping all of these different technologies under the label of “AI” creates the illusion of “intelligent” technology: if our photo software’s sharpening tool is imagined to be the same thing as the system that appears to cheerfully answer questions on any topic, then both are perceived as even more “intelligent” or even “magical” than each alone, and we’re more likely to accept automation in other domains, like deciding who gets social benefits or who is classified as a possible repeat offender.

The AI Con

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna

In one day, Nvidia gained more market cap than the all of Intel 🤯 Plus, more announcements from Figure, Google DeepMind, Opera, and 15 new AI tools. Here's the rundown of everything going on in AI right now:

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Jesus no, he said. I fucking hate the place. But they wouldn’t be paying me to do something I liked, would they? That’s the thing about work, if it was any good you’d do it for free.

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney

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