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Emily M. Bender critiques "superhuman" tech claims

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Emily M. Bender criticizes the use of the term "superhuman" when discussing technology, likening it to the ridiculousness of NBC's reporting. She uses the metaphor of robots falling after hitting padding to illustrate a point about the limitations or failures within technological advancements. AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a known AI researcher critiquing common tech discourse, not a core AI development.

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Emily M. Bender critiques "superhuman" tech claims

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    Everything you talk about tech as "superhuman" at anything you sound as ridiculous as NBC here. But the robots slamming into the padding at the end and falling

    Everything you talk about tech as "superhuman" at anything you sound as ridiculous as NBC here. But the robots slamming into the padding at the end and falling down is a nice metaphor for something.

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