ML legend Michael Jordan: superintelligence is science fiction
deliprao · x · 2026-10-11
Michael Jordan, the machine learning professor at UC Berkeley, asserted that "Superintelligence is Science Fiction." Melanie Mitchell amplified the remark and Delip Rao jokingly replied "treasonous! enemy of the state!" — another prominent academic pushback against AGI/superintelligence narratives.
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