As much as I disliked Casey’s piece I think the pairing of his with my reply would indeed be valuable for many undergrad classes and even for practitioners in the field; this is a good thread explaining why.
@stephangeering.bsky.socialThe exchange between @caseynewton.bsky.social and @garymarcus.bsky.social on AI scepticism is perfect material for dialectic synthesis. Take the thesis (www.platformer.news/ai-skeptics-...), add the antithesis (garymarcus.substack.com/p/hard-forke...) and draw your own conclusion/synthesis. 1/5
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The phony comforts of AI skepticism
It’s fun to say that artificial intelligence is fake and sucks — but evidence is mounting that it’s real and dangerous
