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DESCRIPTION:Date:&nbsp\;Friday 12th June 2026Time:&nbsp\;17:00-18:00 GMT (a
 pprox 1 hour)Location:&nbsp\;Online\nWho is this event intended for?:&nbsp
 \;This online event is fit for every career stage\, from junior statistici
 ans to the senior leadershipWhat is the benefit of attending?: Discuss ide
 as and topics from 'The AI Con' with PSI and ASA colleagues&nbsp\;Registra
 tionThis event is free to attend for both Members of PSI and Non-Members. 
 To register your place\, please&nbsp\;click here.OverviewThe Guardian desc
 ribed the authors of this book as refreshingly sarcastic! What is sold to 
 us as AI\, they announce\, is just "a bill of goods": "A few major well-pl
 aced players are poised to accumulate significant wealth by extracting val
 ue from other people's creative work\, personal data\, or labour\, and rep
 lacing quality services with artificial facsimiles."The authors' argue tha
 t reliance on generative AI models that spit out images and music are not 
 just bad for artists\; it's bad for everyone. The fact that internet searc
 h results now start with an AI-generated summary\, they point out\, is lik
 ely to dull critical thinking.Under a broader definition of AI\, emerging 
 tools can be helpful in cutting the time required to inspect nuclear facil
 ities and reduce emissions in trucking\, shipping\, steelmaking and mining
  industries\, and automatically transcribe doctors' notes. The authors pre
 sent this last example as a bad use of AI\, not wanting it to infiltrate t
 he NHS\, but could this be a win-win for doctors and patients?Bender and H
 anna insist that each case of AI use should be scrutinised for its utility
 \, the biases it might smuggle in\, and its propensity to destroy jobs tha
 t depend on human judgment.Read the book and join the discussion to share 
 your thoughts on the use of AI.
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SUMMARY:PSI Book Club: The AI Con – Joint with ASA Book Club
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>Date:&nbsp\;</strong>Friday 12th June 
 2026<br /><strong>Time:</strong>&nbsp\;17:00-18:00 GMT (approx 1 hour)<br 
 /><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp\;Online<em><br /></em>\n<p><strong><br /
 >Who is this event intended for?:&nbsp\;</strong>This online event is fit 
 for every career stage\, from junior statisticians to the senior leadershi
 p</p><p><strong>What is the benefit of attending?:</strong> Discuss ideas 
 and topics from 'The AI Con' with PSI and ASA colleagues</p><p>&nbsp\;</p>
 <h4>Registration</h4><p>This event is free to attend for both Members of P
 SI and Non-Members. To register your place\, please&nbsp\;<strong><a href=
 "https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtr
 QAAAAAAAAAAAAN__63CSdRUMDZKWDgxMUZJSEtTTktUV1IwMUNXOUxOTS4u&amp\;route=sho
 rturl">click here</a></strong>.</p><h4>Overview</h4><p>The Guardian descri
 bed the authors of this book as refreshingly sarcastic! What is sold to us
  as AI\, they announce\, is just "a bill of goods": "A few major well-plac
 ed players are poised to accumulate significant wealth by extracting value
  from other people's creative work\, personal data\, or labour\, and repla
 cing quality services with artificial facsimiles."</p><p>The authors' argu
 e that reliance on generative AI models that spit out images and music are
  not just bad for artists\; it's bad for everyone. The fact that internet 
 search results now start with an AI-generated summary\, they point out\, i
 s likely to dull critical thinking.</p><p>Under a broader definition of AI
 \, emerging tools can be helpful in cutting the time required to inspect n
 uclear facilities and reduce emissions in trucking\, shipping\, steelmakin
 g and mining industries\, and automatically transcribe doctors' notes. The
  authors present this last example as a bad use of AI\, not wanting it to 
 infiltrate the NHS\, but could this be a win-win for doctors and patients?
 </p><p>Bender and Hanna insist that each case of AI use should be scrutini
 sed for its utility\, the biases it might smuggle in\, and its propensity 
 to destroy jobs that depend on human judgment.</p><p>Read the book and joi
 n the discussion to share your thoughts on the use of AI.</p>
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