Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) on Nostr: So .... at NeurIPS 2016 (or maybe 2015) there was apparently a prank/hoax ...
So .... at NeurIPS 2016 (or maybe 2015) there was apparently a prank/hoax presentation where some researchers presented a fake pitch for an 'AGI' company and were (reportedly) surprised when it wasn't uniformly perceived as a joke. I saw the pitch deck in late 2017, but don't have a copy. I'd love to track down more details of this story. Hoping my network here on the Fedi can help out...
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