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AI's Paradigm Shift: An Essay Critiques Marketing Claims

Edward Champion's latest essay for Modern Library explores Thomas S. Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions." Champion applies Kuhn's concept of paradigm shifts to the field of artificial intelligence, arguing that AI has not yet achieved a true paradigm shift. The essay also critiques marketing claims of scientific progress in AI and includes unrelated anecdotes about 1980s mustaches. AI

IMPACT Examines the philosophical underpinnings of AI progress and critiques current industry claims.

RANK_REASON Essay analyzing AI through a philosophical lens, not a direct industry event.

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AI's Paradigm Shift: An Essay Critiques Marketing Claims

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    My latest Modern Library essay is now up! This one covers Thomas S. Kuhn's THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS and applies Kuhn's ideas about a paradigm shi

    My latest Modern Library essay is now up! This one covers Thomas S. Kuhn's THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS and applies Kuhn's ideas about a paradigm shift to AI (spoiler alert: AI falls significantly short!) while pointing to the many marketing sociopaths who have falsely…