Harper Carroll: The Beauty of AI and the Public Misconception
HarperSCarroll · x · 2026-08-25
Harper Carroll published an essay expressing frustration with the public perception of AI. She notes that the public often equates AI solely with post-2022 generative models, overlooking its broader history. Recalling her Stanford coursework in 2014 covering neural networks and MDPs, and earlier work using math optimization for social networks, she argues that AI is the umbrella term for machine-simulated intelligence. She emphasizes the beauty of AI lies in using math to explain the world, a nuance often missed by the public focused on recent tech hype.
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