The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than rea
The DownloadThe Download: why AI’s latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than realityPlus: 22 nations have called for a new global body to oversee AI. Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype —Timnit Gebru, executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), and Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the University of Washington It’s been a busy few months for AI hype, with companies making breathless claims about hacking, mathematical breakthroughs, and the prospect of self-improving superintelligence.
- ▪The DownloadThe Download: why AI’s latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than realityPlus: 22 nations have called for a new global body to oversee AI.
- ▪Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype —Timnit Gebru, executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), and Emily M.
- ▪Bender, professor of linguistics at the University of Washington It’s been a busy few months for AI hype, with companies making breathless claims about hacking, mathematical breakthroughs, and the prospect of self-improving superintelligenc
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The DownloadThe Download: why AI’s latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than realityPlus: 22 nations have called for a new global body to oversee AI. By Thomas Macaulayarchive pageSeptember 22, 2026 This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype —Timnit Gebru, executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), and Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the University of Washington It’s been a busy few months for AI hype, with companies making breathless claims about hacking, mathematical breakthroughs, and the prospect of self-improving superintelligence.
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