ANALYSIS: Take what AI "knows" with a grain of salt

Our information ecosystem is in trouble. Here’s how we can fix it. Part III By Tessa Sproule THE WAY WE TALK ABOUT artificial intelligence is full of hype. We’re really only at the beginnings of the beginning of AI and its intersection with humanity. It is doing some incredible things right now. It will do absolutely remarkable things in the future, I’m sure. But right now it’s about as smart as an earthworm. (That’s a favourite analogy of AI researcher Janelle Shane, author of the hilarious and telling book, “You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How AI...