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Timnit Gebru criticizes AI research framing, contrasts empirical work with AGI "seances"

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Timnit Gebru criticizes the framing of AI research, particularly the dismissal of peer-reviewed empirical work as conspiracy theorizing. She contrasts this with what she perceives as "seances" for AGI, citing Hinton's students as an example. Gebru intends to elaborate further on her views in the comments section of her post. AI

IMPACT Critiques the discourse around AI development and the dismissal of empirical research in favor of speculative AGI pursuits.

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Timnit Gebru criticizes AI research framing, contrasts empirical work with AGI "seances"

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    Please read my comments to this. The NERVE to call those of us with peer reviewed empirical work as conspiracy theorists and not those doing seances for the AGI

    Please read my comments to this. The NERVE to call those of us with peer reviewed empirical work as conspiracy theorists and not those doing seances for the AGI god (e.g. Hinton's students). But I have more things to say in the comments.

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