Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) on Nostr: The reporting in MIT Tech Review is such a mixed bag. Some good critical work, some ...

The reporting in MIT Tech Review is such a mixed bag. Some good critical work, some "look shiny!" tech reporting that at best quotes a few "skeptics" towards the bottom before returning to boosterism. This one is an example of that:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/01/1095551/end-of-life-decisions-ai-help/

This is the same horrific idea that I wrote about in my MAIHT3k newsletter post on Monday, but @techreview goes for the "ooh shiny!" angle instead:

https://buttondown.email/maiht3k/archive/medical-science-shouldnt-platform-automating-end/

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