Expert calls generative AI a 'stochastic parrot' that won't overtake humans (anytime soon)

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There is no shortage of hype around generative AI, but there is also reality.

During a fireside chat session at today's VentureBeat Transform 2023, Jeff Wong, Global CIO at Ernst and Young, was joined by Usama Fayyad, Executive Director of the Institute for Experiential AI from Northeastern University, for an insightful conversation about the reality of generative AI today.

"I've studied technology for a long time and there's always a difference between what I call the hype curve and the reality curve," Wong said. "There's the hype and the excitement of what's possible with all these new things coming out, and then the reality of what's actually happening on the ground and what's really possible with these technologies."

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Expert calls generative AI a 'stochastic parrot' that won't overtake humans (anytime soon)

Join senior executives in San Francisco on July 11-12 and learn how business leaders are getting ahead of the generative AI revolution. Find out more

There is no shortage of hype around generative AI, but there is also reality.

During a fireside chat session at today's VentureBeat Transform 2023, Jeff Wong, Global CIO at Ernst and Young, was joined by Usama Fayyad, Executive Director of the Institute for Experiential AI from Northeastern University, for an insightful conversation about the reality of generative AI today.

"I've studied technology for a long time and there's always a difference between what I call the hype curve and the reality curve," Wong said. "There's the hype and the excitement of what's possible with all these new things coming out, and then the reality of what's actually happening on the ground and what's really possible with these technologies."

>>Follow all of our VentureBeat Transform 2023 coverage

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