The Media's Coverage of AI is Bogus

The Media's Coverage of AI is Bogus

5 years ago
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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-medias-coverage-of-ai-is-bogus/

Headlines about machine learning promise godlike predictive power. Here are four examples:

With articles like these, the press will have you believe that machine learning can reliably predict whether you're gay, whether you'll develop psychosis, whether you’ll have a heart attack and whether you're a criminal—as well as other ambitious predictions such as when you'll die and whether your unpublished book will be a bestseller.