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MBZUAI's Eric Xing: "I tend to trust the AI answer more than humans"

According to a post on X by @mbzuai, the university published a piece contrasting its president, Eric Xing, with Khalifa University professor Ebrahim Al Hajri. Xing says he often trusts AI answers over human ones, while Al Hajri argues that "AI is the car, and humans are the driver." The post tags the World Economic Forum and its Global Shapers community. The snippet is truncated, so the full context of the piece is not available here.

Source: Scobleizer News Pulse (X) · x.com Found via Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer News Pulse · a post on X, not independently verified Published 2026-11-05T06:40:00+00:00 Detected 2026-11-05T18:21:42+00:00
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According to a post on X by @mbzuai, the university published a piece contrasting its president, Eric Xing, with Khalifa University professor Ebrahim Al Hajri. Xing says he often trusts AI answers over human ones, while Al Hajri argues that "AI is the car, and humans are the driver." The post tags the World Economic Forum and its Global Shapers community. The snippet is truncated, so the full context of the piece is not available here.

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MBZUAI published a piece contrasting its president Eric Xing, who says he often trusts AI answers over human ones, with Khalifa University professor Ebrahim Al Hajri, who argues "AI is the car, and humans are the driver." The post tags the World Economic Forum and its Global Shapers community. Why it matters: A...

The post offers a public view from the leader of an AI university on how much weight AI answers should carry compared with human judgment, a question that matters to anyone building or relying on AI systems. Readers may want to check how the full piece frames human oversight and whether it gives specific examples. Because this is a social post from the university's own account, it reflects the institution's framing rather than an independent assessment.

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Recognizable Entity Score 0 Practical Impact Score 0 Novelty Interest Score 70 Consequence Score 26 Curiosity Score 0 Shareability Score 41

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