AI hype continues to escalate beyond expectations.

Evidence

As we say on the podcast: each time we think we’ve reached peak AI hype—the summit of bullshit mountain—we discover there’s worse to come. — Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con- How to Fight Big Tech’s…, 11

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con- How to Fight Big Tech’s…, 11
• XREF: connects to: Hype can mislead public perception of AI technology. — Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con- How to Fight Big Tech’s…, 10; Many AI Doomers profit from the dangers they exaggerate. — Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con- How to Fight Big Tech’s…, 368; AI’s apparent generality exceeds what headline metrics justify — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 1783 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Technology develops a self-sustaining momentum beyond its original drivers #exemplifies (0.75) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 393
• Many AI Doomers profit from the dangers they exaggerate. #corroborates (0.70) — Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con- How to Fight Big Tech’s…, 368
• AI’s apparent generality exceeds what headline metrics justify #complicates (0.60) — , The Braided Reading EPUB, 1783