Pundit ClaimsAI claims by Gary Marcus and Ed Zitron, with the evidence

AI risks, short-term and long—and what we need to do about them

We recorded 2 claims from this post. 2 can’t be checked. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (2)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Observation

    “have very much converged on a picture in which there is serious risk—both short-term and long—”

    Our reading: AI poses serious risk in both the short term and the long term, a view Marcus says he and Hinton now share.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: both short-term and long-term

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “equally serious need to have independent scientists at the table”

    Our reading: There is a serious need to have independent scientists involved in decisions about managing AI risk.

    No horizon