Researcher warns: even published AI work still fails basic AI literacy amid 'staggering' misinformation
gerardsans · x · 2026-10-06
Responding to @JohnNosta, visualization researcher Gérard Sans argues that nearly a decade on, work discussed publicly — even by researchers — still fails basic AI literacy, and the amount of AI misinformation is "staggering." He urges caution with any AI news.
He adds that the industry overlooks the obvious because "the desire to see a ghost in the machine is more persuasive than the cold reality of statistics" — a phenomenon documented decades ago as the Eliza effect, which he says deserves to be taken seriously.
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