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Students are Right to Jeer the Promised AI Future
Generative AI instantly produces lots of things: computer code, recipes for cookies, images of ninja dogs, and Muppet-versions of Pulp Fiction. But one underappreciated thing it is generating right now is resentment. Multiple commencement speakers touting the technology, notably ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, have found hostile audiences to their pro-AI message. Schmidt’s speech suggests the anger stems from fears of job loss, and thus recommends students not mourn old careers b
Jake Browning
6 days ago5 min read
Critical Comment on "The Psychology of Misinformation"
The Psychology of Misinformation, by Roozenbeek and van der Linden, is an excellent book. Short, balanced, readable. The authors are also...
Jake Browning
Apr 17, 20243 min read
The Pre-History of Misinformation Studies (or "Why Misinformation Studies is Problematic")
Every once in awhile, someone reinvents a wheel. This is especially common in academia, since there is just so many papers in so many...
Jake Browning
Jan 12, 20245 min read
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