Ben Riley: We Should Be Skeptical of AI

In which Dan chats with Benjamin Riley, founder of Cognitive Resonance, an organization dedicated to replacing AI hype with an understanding of how generative AI works using cognitive science. Ben's understanding of human cognition has him disturbed to see how some in education are running into the arms of big tech.

As always, I welcome comments and questions on Instagram @_dankearney_

Mentioned in the show:

Cognitive Resonance, founded by Ben Riley
Gary Marcus on Substack
8 Things To Know About Large Language Models by Sam Bowman
Ex Machina, a film by Alex Garland
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

Music by Soyb