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Debunking the AI Snake Oil
Featuring Sayash Kapoor, Ph.D. Candidate at Princeton University and co-author of AI Snake Oil, and Greg Shove, Section CEO,
March 27, 2025
3 - 4 p.m. ET
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Debunking the AI Snake Oil
Sam Altman says AGI is around the corner. Gary Marcus says GPT barely works. With corporate and personal agendas at play, who do you listen to? Who do you trust?
Join Sayash Kapoor, co-author of AI Snake Oil, and Greg Shove, Section CEO, on March 27 from 3 - 4 pm ET as they dismantle the AI hype through questions like:
- Where does all this AI hype come from and what are the motivations behind it?
- The hype around AI makes it sound like agents and AGI are launching any day now — what’s the reality?
- Narratives around AI shift pretty quickly. So how can we tell when industry claims about AI progress are genuine versus when they’re driven by corporate agendas?
Bring your questions.
MEET YOUR SPEAKER
Sayash Kapoor
Sayash Kapoor is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Princeton University, focusing on the societal impacts of artificial intelligence. He co-authored AI Snake Oil which critically examines AI's capabilities and limitations. His research has been recognized with a Best Paper Award at ACM FAccT and an Impact Recognition Award at ACM CSCW. He worked as a software engineer at Facebook, contributing to AI-driven content moderation systems.
MEET YOUR SPEAKER
Greg Shove
Greg Shove is the CEO of Section and a six-time startup CEO. He is the founder of Machine + Partners, an AI consultancy helping companies deploy AI products. His mission is to get 100,000 students into "the AI class" by 2025.
MEET YOUR SPEAKER
Sayash Kapoor
Sayash Kapoor is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Princeton University, focusing on the societal impacts of artificial intelligence. He co-authored AI Snake Oil which critically examines AI's capabilities and limitations. His research has been recognized with a Best Paper Award at ACM FAccT and an Impact Recognition Award at ACM CSCW. He worked as a software engineer at Facebook, contributing to AI-driven content moderation systems.
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