Narayanan & Kapoor, “AI as Normal Technology: An alternative to the vision of AI as a potential superintelligence,” Knight First Amendment Institute, 15 April 2025

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Narayanan and Kapoor describe AI as “normal technology” and predict that slow… Claim LD01-SL-C01 (v1.0)
Narayanan and Kapoor predict that AI will not “meaningfully outperform trained…” Claim LD01-SL-C02 (v1.0)
Reading a 2024 study that found 40% of US adults used generative AI, Narayanan… Claim LD01-SL-C03 (v1.0)

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