Question: How does it feel to be an AI influencer?
Answer. I hate that description. I’ve been on social media for a long time, and I’m a compulsive sharer. But I don’t take money from any of these AI companies or do sponsorship deals. I talk to them because it’s interesting. I’m a tenured professor, I can say whatever I want. It’s strange to see companies trying to manipulate me by showing me their stuff, but I don’t have the infrastructure of an influencer. I worry that that influencer title smears everything together. There’s a difference between public intellectuals, researchers, and critics. It would be better if we had more classes of thinking.
Q. You recommend spending three sleepless nights to master AI.