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Reader criticizes AI leaders as "bullshitters" after starting "Empire of AI"

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A reader is expressing frustration after beginning Karen Hao's book "Empire of AI." The reader finds several prominent figures in the AI field, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, and Nick Bostrom, to be "bullshitters," with specific accusations of racism leveled against Bostrom and Musk. AI

IMPACT Provides a critical perspective on prominent AI figures, potentially influencing public perception.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of a single user's opinion on a book about AI leaders.

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Reader criticizes AI leaders as "bullshitters" after starting "Empire of AI"

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

    A bit late to the party, but I just started reading Karen Hao’s Empire of AI - 26 pages in and I’m already furious. (Not at her, I’ve interacted with her a coup

    A bit late to the party, but I just started reading Karen Hao’s Empire of AI - 26 pages in and I’m already furious. (Not at her, I’ve interacted with her a couple times and I know she knows her stuff.) All of these guys are fucking clowns. The whole lot of them so far (Musk, Altm…

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