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 (DIR) Post #AUN5JbxwvLRGFfHvUm by PaulGrahamRaven@assemblag.es
       2023-04-05T15:01:29Z
       
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       A reminder that there already exists a formulation for the problematic way terms like "artificial intelligence" become hollowed-out signifiers which can subsequently be filled with whatever the hell the speaker has to hand while in search of funding, plaudits, power, leverage, approval or whatever the hell else.That formulation is "suitcase words"... ... and it was coined by none other than Marvin Minsky himself, using "artificial intelligence" as the example.https://www.velcro-city.co.uk/unpacking-the-suitcase-words/