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How Tech Journalists Are Fueling the AI Hype Machine

2024/5/29
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Julia Angwin
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Paris Marx
批判性技术作家和《Tech Won't Save Us》播客主持人，专注于揭露技术行业的真相和社会影响。
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Sam Harnett
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Sam Harnett：科技媒体对人工智能的报道存在懒惰和偏差，例如对零工经济的报道中，使用了误导性词汇和叙事手法，未能进行批判性分析，对平台经济的负面影响关注不足，反而为其做了免费宣传。科技公司通过快速发展和媒体宣传，使其业务模式嵌入社会，从而变得难以监管。 Paris Marx：媒体对人工智能的报道中，延续了之前对零工经济报道中的一些问题，例如使用第一人称体验式报道，赋予AI不应有的情感和意图，未能对AI公司夸大的宣传进行批判性分析。媒体对人工智能领军人物的采访往往缺乏批判性，未能对他们的说法进行质疑。AI技术的高能耗和高水耗对环境造成巨大压力。 Julia Angwin：AI公司经常夸大其产品的性能，媒体报道往往未能对其进行核实。媒体对AI产品的报道缺乏事实核查，容易轻信公司宣传。媒体对AI的报道应该关注当下和近期的情况，而不是盲目预测未来。AI技术尚不成熟，其输出结果可能存在错误和问题。AI技术可能对传统媒体造成负面影响。AI技术的高能耗和数据隐私问题值得关注。

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Micah breaks down media hype about AI. According to Sam Harnett), a former tech reporter, journalists are repeating lazy tropes about the future of work that once boosted companies like Uber, Airbnb, and Fiverr. Plus, Julia Angwin, founder of Proof News), debunks fantastical claims by AI companies about their software. And Paris Marx, host of Tech Won’t Save Us), explains how AI leaders like Sam Altman use the press to lobby regulators and investors.

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