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Not necessarily about Marc, but I honestly find it so frustrating to see media outlets interview people who have zero experience writing, doing research, or lea
by colmvp 10y ago
Not necessarily about Marc, but I honestly find it so frustrating to see media outlets interview people who have zero experience writing, doing research, or leading an AI related company/research institution but still ask them about their opinion on the future impact of AI, while completely ignoring individuals who are on the forefront of the field.
If you read interviews on the topic of say, cancer research, it would make sense for journalists to talk to an oncologist or a person who works for the American Cancer Society, versus just any doctor or a philosopher.
- skynode 10y agoThe media (in 2017 at least) is not necessarily here to inform the public. Some of these vanilla interviews are staged by actors on both sides of the aisle just to keep the capitalist machine oiled and keep the relevant guys relevant. As an analogy, Marc can have an opinion (and y'all should hear it) about ML/AI not because he has great domain knowledge but because he's Marc Andreessen and he controls a large chunk of one of the most hallowed means of production.
- seppin 10y agohalo effect. what's worse, asking a guy like Mark Cuban what he thinks about anything just b/c he has money. And is on a TV show.
- seppin 10y agohalo effect. what's worse, asking a guy like Mark Cuban what he thinks about anything just b/c he has money. And is on a TV show.