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Timnit Gebru criticizes Eliezer Yudkowsky as eugenicist with no AI expertise

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Timnit Gebru has criticized Eliezer Yudkowsky, labeling him an overt eugenicist with no genuine expertise in AI. Gebru dismisses Yudkowsky's claims to genius, referencing his background as a writer of fan fiction and a self-described cult leader. This commentary emerged in the context of discussions involving Senator Sanders and Max Tegmark. AI

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Timnit Gebru criticizes Eliezer Yudkowsky as eugenicist with no AI expertise

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · timnitgebru.blacksky.app ·

    I had a thread about @sanders.senate.gov & Max Tegmark before seeing this one.

    I had a thread about @sanders.senate.gov & Max Tegmark before seeing this one. Yudkowsky is an even more overt eugenicist, you don't have to do any digging to see that. He also has ZERO expertise in "AI" except for being a self described "genius" cult leader who wrote a Harry…

  2. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · handle.invalid ·

    I had a thread about @sanders.senate.gov & Max Tegmark before seeing this one.

    I had a thread about @sanders.senate.gov & Max Tegmark before seeing this one. Yudkowsky is an even more overt eugenicist, you don't have to do any digging to see that. He also has ZERO expertise in "AI" except for being a self described "genius" cult leader who wrote a Harry…

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