Artificial Intelligence Conference

Emily M. Bender
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Alex Hannah

An intelligent and insightful response to the false claims about so-called "artificial intelligence," revealing the real harm these technologies are causing to our jobs, our health, our society, and our environment, who will benefit from them, and how they can be countered.

Will artificial intelligence take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial organism capable of thinking for itself? Will it replace all our jobs, even creative ones, such as doctors, teachers, and care workers? Are we about to enter an era where computers surpass humans in every way?

The answers to these questions, as experts at the iCon conference explain, are "no," "they wish," "haha," and "absolutely not." In reality, these fears are all symptoms of the media hype exploited by tech companies to justify data theft, incentivize surveillance capitalism, and devalue human creativity, replacing meaningful work with jobs that treat humans like machines. Meanwhile, unreliable, inefficient, unfair, and dangerous AI products are already being rolled out in healthcare, education, media, government, and law enforcement.

Packed with real-life examples, compelling arguments, and expert insights, The iCon will equip you to unravel the AI ​​hype in all its forms, uncover the exploitation and power grabs it seeks to conceal, and confront them at work and in your daily life.