Is the AI symphony just alchemy?

In the article, the writer, Zhang Li Jian (transliteration), an NTU PhD student in sociology, reviews Toby Walsh’s Faking AI, which reveals how the AI industry is rife with exaggeration, imitation, and hidden human labor, despite its promises of intelligence. Walsh cautions that deepfakes and overhyped technologies threaten society’s ability to distinguish truth from falsehood and calls for stricter regulation and a more honest approach to AI development.

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