Episode 743: CORY DOCTOROW - AI-Use it. Don’t buy the hype. Don’t feed the bubble.
About this episode
CORY DOCTOROW discusses the practical use of AI while expressing skepticism about its implications for society.
I learned a lot in this conversation with CORY DOCTOROW and in his new book, THE REVERSE CENTAUR’S GUIDE TO LIFE AFTER AI. Rather than fear AI, Doctorow uses it daily, but he is also skeptical. He reminds us that nothing about the way things are unfolding with AI, technology, or society is inevitable, though that is the contention of those who profit from it. He warns that, if - in protesting AI’s threat - we buy into worst-case scenarios of its power, we promote its value.. More than what AI does, we need to pay attention to who AI does it to , and who AI does it for . Timely and useful. His website is craphound.com and he maintains a daily blog at Pluralistic.net . (Photo: digital trends.com ) Doctorow Transcript
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