Tech critics are used to being disingenuously denigrated, but Casey Newton’s screed against AI skeptics illustrates a deeper problem with tech journalism.
It needs to be confronted if some of the most powerful people in the world are ever to be properly held to account.
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Dismissing critics has “real and dangerous” consequences
Casey Newton’s diatribe against AI skeptics illustrates a broader issue in tech journalismParis Marx (Disconnect)
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in reply to Paris Marx • • •"In Newton’s framing, you either fall into one of two camps: those who think AI is “real and dangerous” — a group for serious people like himself — or those who feel it’s “fake and sucks” — "
It's so manipulatively framed, but also seems to be reinforcing the official hype of AI companies.
The AI industry makes very loud noises about the dangers of AI becoming too intelligent: why? No other emerging tech industry emphasises dangers?
The reason seems to be using warnings as a form of marketing hype: the only way to accept such a danger exists is to believe AI is actually intelligent at all. The "warning" is the hype.