This was originally going to be posted on Fuck AI, but it really applies to technology far more generally.

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Whatever confusion the metaphor may have caused in the minds of the public, I don’t think the solution is to ask neuroscientists to deliberately misrepresent their research—or to impose on themselves metaphorical language aimed at influencing policy rather than aiding scientific understanding.

  • Wojwo@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    Isn’t it more like a network of several billion dumb computers?