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Showing posts with label AI fear. Show all posts
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Friday, September 18, 2026

The Awesome and Alarming A.I. Visions of Anthropic’s C.E.O.; The New York Times, September 17, 2026

David Streitfeld , The New York Times; The Awesome and Alarming A.I. Visions of Anthropic’s C.E.O.

"If there’s any comfort to be had here, it may be this: Fear and hype rarely make for good forecasts. As always, the future is uncharted."

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Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information.Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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