Forbes September 10, 2024
As regular readers of this column may have noticed, there’s a standard gripe in almost all book reviews about artificial intelligence (AI). Authors aimed at the business market tend to soft pedal AI, speaking only about the benefits while downplaying or outright ignoring the dangers. Thankfully, Taming Silicon Valley,
Gary Marcus (The MIT Press), is not one of those. It’s an honest must read. I’m thankful that MIT Press sent me a copy of the book to be officially released next week.
Nobody who understands AI denies the potential to help in so many aspects of human society, what’s almost always missing is a focus on the real risks of the tool. No, not The Terminator, but the destruction of...
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