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The Complex Landscape of AI Adoption and Skepticism

Beyond the Bot Bans: Examining AI with More Light than Heat

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A Z Mackay
Dec 15, 2023
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I'm struck by the whiplash-inducing shifts in public perception towards AI. When ChatGPT first launched, reactions ranged from wide-eyed optimism about its potential to dread that human obsolescence was nigh. But within months, there was a wave of AI skepticism and organizations in sectors from photography to education began announcing limitations or ba…

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