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Iris van Rooij on Ada Lovelace:
Two centuries later, as we are living through yet another AI summer where AI hype and promises of artificial general intelligence (AGI) abound, Ada’s wise words remain relevant as ever. When writing about the “AI” of her time, called the Analytical Engine, she wrote: “It is desirable to guard against the possibility of exaggerated ideas that might arise as to the powers of [AI]. In considering any new subject, there is frequently a tendency [...] to overrate what we find to be already interesting or remarkable”.
(From: Editorial AI Inside: Celebrating Ada and Women in AI | Radboud University)