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Emily Bender and Alex Hanna's "The AI Con" hailed as essential reading

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna's book, "The AI Con," is highly recommended for those interested in or skeptical about artificial intelligence. The book offers significant insights and learning opportunities, even for individuals with existing knowledge in the field. AI

IMPACT Offers new perspectives on AI for both skeptics and the informed.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal recommendation of a book about AI.

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Emily Bender and Alex Hanna's "The AI Con" hailed as essential reading

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I work in # infosec and consider myself pretty well educated on what’s happening with # AI . But I’m about 33% of the way through @ emilymbender and Alex Hanna’

    I work in # infosec and consider myself pretty well educated on what’s happening with # AI . But I’m about 33% of the way through @ emilymbender and Alex Hanna’s book, “The AI Con”, and I’ve really learned a lot more. If you’re skeptical or curious about AI, this is a must-read. …