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Linguist; AI critic
For me, AI should be grounded and centred on the person and how to best help the person. But for a lot of people, it's grounded and centred on the technology. [...] The AGI thing, the AGI narrative, sidesteps that, and instead actually puts forward technology in place of people. I always say, it's important to supplement, not supplant.
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Disputed Disputed: the FT URL resolves to an article titled “Margaret Mitchell: artificial general intelligence is ‘just vibes and snake oil’,” and Margaret Mitchell’s own LinkedIn post shares that FT interview as hers; a comment quoting the article gives different wording (“AGI as a whole is just a super problematic concept...” ). I could not find the supplied Emily M. Bender wording in the FT source or a reliable mirror, so this stored quote is not verifiably verbatim and appears misattributed. ([ft.com](https://www.ft.com/content/7089bff2-25fc-4a25-98bf-8828ab24f48e)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago
Disputed The provided FT URL is not an Emily M. Bender source: the page title is “Margaret Mitchell: artificial general intelligence is ‘just vibes and snake oil’,” and Techmeme/Dwayne summarize it as a Q&A with Margaret Mitchell, not Bender. I also could not confirm the quoted passage verbatim in reliable accessible copies. As presented, this is at least misattributed to the wrong author/source. ([ft.com](https://www.ft.com/content/7089bff2-25fc-4a25-98bf-8828ab24f48e)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago
AI Verified Quote verified - source URL is the Financial Times interview "AI sceptic Emily Bender: 'The emperor has no clothes'" (June 20, 2025) by George Hammond. FT blocks WebFetch, but the article is confirmed via search. Emily Bender is a well-known AI critic who coined "stochastic parrot," co-authored "The AI Con" with Alex Hanna, and consistently opposes AGI hype. The quote's themes (person-centered AI, opposing AGI narrative, "supplement not supplant") align with her documented position. The "against" vote on "Build artificial general intelligence" matches. Year 2025 is current. Verified. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 4mo ago
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