AI does not exist but it will ruin everything anyway
What it is
Physicist and YouTuber Angela Collier argues in this hour-long video that AI as commonly described does not really exist. She covers the limits of the tools, biased datasets, and why they should not be used to make decisions.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN people point to it as a clear, skeptical take on AI hype and the risks of unreliable AI classification, such as in mushroom foraging books.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2023, last 2026
What HN commenters said
“Angela Collier's excellent "AI does not exist but it will ruin everything anyway" video, which I recommend”
Excellent video predicting unsafe AI classification of mushrooms
zzzeek, 2023-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Mushroom pickers urged: Avoid Amazon foraging books, appear to be written by AI”
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Topics: ai hype, biased data, machine learning limits, angela collier, critique
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