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AI researcher critiques inflated use of "AI" and "AGI" terms

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Emily Bender, a prominent AI researcher, shared a joke on Mastodon that humorously categorizes fields of study based on funding sources. The joke suggests that statistics is pursued when one is broke, machine learning when one has a research grant, and artificial intelligence (AI) when venture capital is involved. Bender further critiques the term "AI," suggesting it has been overused and that current technologies are better described as "generative models," while adding that Silicon Valley startups often label their work as "AGI." AI

IMPACT Critiques the common over-application of terms like "AI" and "AGI," suggesting a need for more precise language in the field.

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AI researcher critiques inflated use of "AI" and "AGI" terms

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ emilymbender As the old joke goes: - If you're broke, you do statistics. - If you have a research grant, you do machine learning. - If you're a venture capita

    @ emilymbender As the old joke goes: - If you're broke, you do statistics. - If you have a research grant, you do machine learning. - If you're a venture capitalist, you do # AI . And given how the term “AI” has inflated like a third-world currency – what we have no does not meri…

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