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AI and Appetite: Ken Ford on Ketogenic Diets, Healthspan, and the Limits of Nutrition Science

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Focus on Narrow Technological Approaches in AI

The focus in AI research is heavily directed towards a narrow band of technological approaches like knowledge representation, reasoning, automated planners, and deep language understanding. Other fundamental aspects such as explanation and planning are being neglected. This imbalance is similar to the hype surrounding certain solutions in other fields, like lab-based meat, which might not necessarily address the underlying problems. Society often invests significant resources in solving issues that are not problems at all, possibly due to the tendency to focus on narratives rather than realities.

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