Machine Learning Pioneer Jordan Calls AI Doomerism Moral Grandstanding
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Michael I. Jordan, UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus and machine learning pioneer, rejected AI doomsday narratives in an interview with Libération. He called "superintelligence" a science fiction term, said that most debates around the concept belong in the realm of sci-fi, and described the related doomsday rhetoric as "grand moral theater." This is the first report on the event; no further developments yet.
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- The DecoderMachine learning pioneer Michael I. Jordan dismantles AI doom rhetoric as "grand moralizing performance"
UC Berkeley professor emeritus and machine learning pioneer Michael I. Jordan, in an interview with Libération, dismissed AI doom rhetoric, saying "superintelligence" is a science fiction term and that most related debates belong in the realm of sci-fi.
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