The Take It Down Act is in full effect. Now what?
Summary
Marketplace Tech host Megan McCarty Carino interviews NYU professor Meredith Broussard about a new book that ironically used AI to fabricate quotes, including one misattributed to Broussard. They discuss how AI’s mediocrity erodes critical thinking and why users often trust flawed outputs. Broussard also highlights growing student resistance to AI in education and contrasts the EU’s regulatory approach with the US’s permissive stance.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Odoo and Cornerstone
Intro: AI distortions in 'The Future of Truth'
Meredith Broussard verifies misattributed quote
AI inaccuracy and the 50% error rate
Over-trusting AI and deteriorating critical thinking
Sponsors: Dell Pro and QuickBooks Workforce
Students' principled refusal of AI in class
Google search decline and DuckDuckGo growth
Global AI regulation and EU AI Act
Outro and promo for 'This Is Uncomfortable'
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