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1. square_usual · 1790894317 · focus · HN ↗

   Why should anyone listen to Timnit Gebru or Emily Blender after how consistently they've been wrong about everything? What insight or value do they bring to this?

   1. dgellow · 1790894712 · focus · HN ↗

      What have they been wrong about? What is wrong in the article?

      1. bitpush · 1790895080 · focus · HN ↗

         I believe the objection is because they are constantly negative, even before LLMs were a fraction of its usefulness today.

         Every technology has its negative parts, but breathlessly pointing out the negatives gets really old.

         1. dgellow · 1790895383 · focus · HN ↗

            Do you mean critical? They are expert in AI ethics, it’s pretty much their job to look for problems in the field. I’m not familiar with them but the posted article covers facts that are undeniable

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