What to do about a divergence between "public" and "expert" opinion about "AI"? Some might think that we need to educate the public so that they come to understand more how experts do. I disagree: expertise in building these systems is far from the only relevant expertise.

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The public scholarship I do in this area is about demystifying so-called AI technologies and helping people see how their own expertise and lived experience are highly relevant. Grateful to Ashley Belanger for this reporting and for the shout out to my work with @alex on THE AI CON and Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/survey-americans-fear-ai-will-hurt-them-experts-expect-the-opposite/