The acclaimed new book “AI Snake Oil” by Princeton AI scholars Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor offers readers a smart new perspective, with surprising insights on what should excite people most, ...

Their recent book, “AI Snake Oil,” has sparked a global conversation about the limitations and potential misuse of artificial intelligence. But it’s their approach to interdisciplinary collaboration ...

“When predictive AI systems are deployed, the first people they harm are often minorities and those already in poverty,” Narayanan and Kapoor write in the book. For example, an algorithm ...

His father was a traditional healer and the young Narayanan thrived in what is traditionally the most literate part of India. Though often unable to pay his school fees, he matriculated with the help ...