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AI development compared to a fan on a regular car, not a flying car

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An organic computer scientist and self-proclaimed Luddite, Anthony, likens the current state of AI development to Kia announcing a flying car but only revealing a regular car with a small fan underneath. He expresses concern that unsound research in AI could lead to social harms. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a personal opinion piece using an analogy to criticize the current state of AI development, lacking factual reporting or newsworthiness.

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AI development compared to a fan on a regular car, not a flying car

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

    I was ranting to my wife and said "AI is like if Kia announced they'd invented a flying car and then showed off an ordinary car with a little fan mounted undern

    I was ranting to my wife and said "AI is like if Kia announced they'd invented a flying car and then showed off an ordinary car with a little fan mounted underneath that blew a puff of air at the ground", and she encouraged me to share. Please enjoy. #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM…

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