Generative AI Isn’t Our Gateway to Heaven Nor a Frankenstein Monster

Dec 18 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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In the past five years, the Techlash was centered on social media algorithms, primarily algorithmic recommendation. Now, all we talk about is Generative AI. Its potential impact has been the subject of many sensational headlines. Although this buzz feels novel, it’s simply a rehash of previous AI hype cycles.

We can trace the creation of the current hype to a Google engineer, who described Google’s text generator LaMDA as...

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