Margaret Mitchell Slams Tech Rhetoric: Humans, Not AI Itself, Are Driving the Advancement
mmitchell_ai · x · 2026-07-23
Prominent AI researcher Margaret Mitchell argues that the tech industry's narrative of "AI advancing at a rapid pace" attributes agency to AI while minimizing human agency. She emphasizes that we are creating the technology, providing it with autonomy, and rapidly proliferating it. Rhetoric that erases human agency and pushes a narrative of inevitability leads to harmful outcomes. The key to ensuring positive outcomes from current AI technologies is recognizing that humans are the ultimate drivers and decision-makers.
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