A bit over the moon to see The AI Mirror featured in The New Yorker today (alongside the good company of @randomwalker.bsky.social@sayash.bsky.socialwww.newyorker.com/culture/open...

From two of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, AI Snake Oil by @randomwalker.bsky.social@sayash.bsky.social#AIprinceton.press/gpl5al2h

I'm ecstatic to share that preorders are now open for the AI Snake Oil book! The book will be released on September 24, 2024. @randomwalker.bsky.socialprinceton.press/gpl5al2h

Humans in the loop are not enough to fix algorithms. When push comes to shove, companies choose profits over people. The latest example: UnitedHealth forced employees to cut off care based on an algorithm's prediction. If they disagree, they're fired.

UnitedHealth pushed employees to follow an algorithm to cut off Medicare patients' rehab care

UnitedHealth executives pressured clinical staff to follow an algorithm to cut off patients’ rehab care, leading to coverage decisions that may violate Medicare regulations.

If you have been anywhere near AI discourse in the last few months, you might have heard that AI poses an existential threat to humanity. In today's Wall Street Journal, @randomwalker.bsky.socialarchive.is/Jv60s)

Does AI Pose an Existential Risk to Humanity? Two Sides Square Off

Yes, say some: The threat of mass destruction from rogue AIs—or bad actors using AI—is real. Others say: Not so fast

A VentureBeat interview with @sayash.bsky.socialventurebeat.com/ai/princeton...www.aisnakeoil.com

Princeton University’s ‘AI Snake Oil’ authors say generative AI hype has ‘spiraled out of co...

In a VentureBeat Q&A, Princeton University's Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor, authors of the upcoming "AI Snake Oil," discuss AI hype.

Here’s a paper we wrote on the false promise of predictive tools for making decisions about people that could be useful: predictive-optimization.cs.princeton.edu We presented it at FAccT earlier this year.

INMA included @knightcolumbia.org@randomwalker.bsky.social@sayash.bsky.socialhttps://www.inma.org/blogs/smart-data-initiative-newsletter/post.cfm/ai-reading-list-vacation-edition

AI reading list: vacation edition

Sometimes a deep, thoughtful dive into the biggest topic in media — and beyond — requires the leisurely pace of summer days. So, here’s your summer AI reading list.

If you're a journalist or news editor covering AI, please consider reading this. Thanks to Hilke for including me, Ari & @sayash.bsky.socialhttps://www.cjr.org/analysis/how-to-report-better-on-artificial-intelligence.php