Stanford's Anshul Kundaje calls out 'serial overhypers' in AI interpretability
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-10-20
Stanford professor Anshul Kundaje criticized the overhyping trend in AI and applied AI research: repeat offenders get flagged as "serial overhypers" and lose readers' trust. He notes the irony that some of these teams claim to work on using interpretability to improve trust and alignment for AI models, while undermining credibility through hype.
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