Thread. People get mad at academics for publishing proof-of-concept study. Sure, disagree with study/findings. But publishing is ESSENTIAL.https://twitter.com/michalkosinski/status/906333435886751744 …
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It is possible to stop academics from doing proof-of-concept studies. It won't lessen the real-world applications, just mute the warnings.
What I am saying is different than disagreeing with findings. By all means, that's what we do, argue about validity and reliability.
If we will ever defend against this; regulate this; find ways to grapple with it—it will only happen if public understands scope of threat.
Corporations & nation-states will use this and won't tell you. Cat is out the bag. Not wise to stop academics from warning the public. /end
And: Solid critical analysis of the Kosinki Wang paper by @jeremyphoward evaluating the claims—finding them lacking. http://www.fast.ai/2017/09/13/kosinski/ …
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