College graduates reject AI sales pitch as threat to human dignity, not progress
By
Mark MacCarthy
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Summary
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed by University of Arizona graduates when he praised AI architects and dismissed fears about AI. The article argues that AI's introduction into workplaces, as currently practiced in corporate America, is not an advance in human welfare. Mark MacCarthy contends that college graduates and even historical figures like Pope Leo XIII see through the corporate AI sales pitch, recognizing it as a threat to human dignity and labor rights rather than progress.
Key quotes
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The introduction of AI into the workplace as currently conceived and practiced in corporate America is not an advance in human welfare.
When he went on to try to dismiss the 'fear' that AI inspires in just about everyone but its architects as an artifact of social media engagement algorithms, the boos grew louder.
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