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Researcher Abeba Birhane calls genAI boom 'fabricated FOMO'

Dr Abeba Birhane
@abeba.blacksky.app

Founder & PI @aial.ie. Assistant Professor of AI, School of Computer Science & Statistics, @tcddublin.bsky.social AI accountability, AI audits & evaluation, critical data studies. Cognitive scientist by training. Ethiopian in Ireland. She/her

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Abeba Birhane
@abeba.blacksky.app

it seems the only rationale for jumping on the genai bandwagon is the fabricated fomo (not actual benefit to research) and this is not surprising tbh. the ai industry has poured millions into setting much of the ai "potential benefit” discourse

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3 days ago
Researcher Abeba Birhane calls genAI boom 'fabricated FOMO' — AIBriefs