I don't like the artificial intelligence (AI) term. It gives the impression that AI is above (or maybe below) and separate from human intelligence. But AI has been created by humans to serve a human purpose and, more precisely, has been created by a few very rich humans to serve their purposes.
I'm of the view that AI started out as human intelligence but will soon morph into non-human intelligence. But I'm no AI expert, so I'm very happy to be corrected.
From what I gather, AI is machine learning. It's controlled by some humans who have created AI by programming computers to sift through masses of data and text to 'learn' and come up with an answer it's been programmed to address.
Where does AI get its answers from? It's not from thinking nor from researching, it's from mining and digesting what humans have done already. AI is busy mopping up human intelligence, much of it digitalised and in the public domain. Because AI, or at least the AI I've seen, doesn't cite sources - it's blatant plagiarism. From where I'm standing, AI seems to be based on the theft principle!
But before you know it, AI will start plagiarising itself by mining and digesting AI-generated knowledge. AI will cannibalise itself. Before soon, humans will lose control over the production of knowledge. Already search engines are increasingly AI-generated. I'm not sure we will have much choice how we want our knowledge served up.
I just wish those who use AI tell us that they've used AI by, say, adding [AI] at the end of a sentence of AI-generated text. I know there are AI content detectors which we can use but a convention of attributing AI as a source in any text would be more honest and upfront especially in these times of transition from human to artificial intelligence.
As mentioned, I'm no AI expert so I may be missing the point here. I'm particularly interested to know from those well versed in AI whether AI-generated knowledge acknowledges its sources.
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The advent of the automobile was once met with skepticism and fear. Many argued that it was an unnecessary and dangerous innovation that would replace the noble horse. Yet, today, the automobile is an integral part of our society, revolutionizing transportation and commerce.
Similarly, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now facing similar scrutiny. Concerns about job displacement, ethical implications, and potential misuse are valid. However, it's important to remember that every significant technological advancement has been met with initial resistance.
The Horse and the Automobile: A Tale of Two Technologies
The Horse's Reign: For centuries, horses were the primary mode of transportation. They were used for everything from farming to warfare. However, the Industrial Revolution brought about the rise of the automobile.
The Automobile's Ascent: Initially, automobiles were expensive, unreliable, and dangerous. Yet, as technology advanced, they became more affordable, efficient, and safe. Today, they are ubiquitous, transforming the way we live and work.
AI: The Next Frontier
AI, like the automobile, has the potential to revolutionize countless industries. From healthcare to finance, AI is already making significant strides. However, it's crucial to develop and implement AI responsibly, ensuring that it benefits society as a whole.
Addressing Concerns: While AI can be misused, it's important to focus on its potential to solve global challenges. By developing ethical guidelines and regulations, we can harness the power of AI for good.
Embracing the Future: Just as we embraced the automobile, we should embrace AI as a tool for progress. By fostering innovation and education, we can navigate the challenges and reap the rewards of this transformative technology.
In conclusion, history has shown us that technological advancements can be both disruptive and beneficial. By learning from past mistakes and embracing the future, we can ensure that AI will be a force for positive change.
If you haven't guessed it yet and have gotten this far, I used A.I. to write this comment.
Touché. I didn't guess your comment was AI-generated but I perhaps should have done.
Now I don't know whether I'm replying to a human or a computer!
@spunkycumfun Cmon, it's me. I just recently starting to us A.I. It is a pretty good tool. I basically write down in general terms what I want it to do. I told it I wanted to comment on a blog post. I explained my view about A.I. which is basically what it did. The ideas were actually mine and how I perceived A.I. It is basically a tool. Can it be used wrong? Yes. It can be used for right also. No different than any tool. If what it wrote is too long or needs to be concise, I just ask it to make the adjustment that I requested.
I recent started a business from home. I was shown how to use A.I. to write captions for two particular platforms online. I have come to realize that it is a good tool for writing which I can adapt it to write for me and bring out what points I want it to clearly state and which not to. This would have been great when I was in school or when I was editor and publisher of my union newsletter I was producing.
I took it a step further. I asked it to draw something for me. For the past 20 years I have been creating a graphic novel. I have not written it down, but I visualize to every frame in my head. It is as if it were a movie. So, I asked A.I. (Chatgpt) to draw the initial frame. I explained the scene. My vantage point and described every detail before I had her draw it. Told her it was a pencil drawing and where I was standing looking at the scene. The first thing she drew was incredibly accurate. The one thing I didn't like was the vantage point. I had her re-shift the position to the right. She drew it impressively well, but I still needed it a bit more to the right. She nailed it on the third try. This drawing will serve me as an idea as to how I will re-draw it by hand. I never intended for her to do the drawing for me, but she did get the setting exactly right without me ever standing there in the first place.
On the downside, by doing this I used up my free trial because I had her do so much. If I want to continue to use it again, I will have to pay for it. That is the catch so to speak in using this tool. Needless to say, I found another A.I. by google called Gemini which works the same. I will try not to exhaust her. She helped with the last post. She was not used at all to write anything on this post comment.
@CallMeMrWrong69 I know it's you. I have faith in you as a human that you won't forgo your humanity. But it is interesting where AI will take us, because I suspect it's will rather than may take us.
It won't surprise me, though I suspect I may be dead when it happens, that knowledge isn't knowledge unless AI-verified.
I did start to catch on, but not until about halfway through your original comment.
I am hoping someone will develop a program to prevent AI from accessing or writing on various sites. I love being able to type in random phrases to find a song or movie or book. The articles I have read that have supposedly been created thru AI are shallow and often incorrect. Like many humans. But the real journalists and researchers at least try to learn something new. Try to prevent info openly and honestly.
Except politics but thats another rant, LOL.
I think it's going to be difficult to prevent AI from doing many things.
The so-called artificial intelligence is being highly overrated these days; they are really just computer programs, nothing more. However, they do have a certain capacity for learning based on the information they have access to. Where AI techniques excel is in finding specific data among enormous amounts of information, which for a human could be an impossible task, but an AI can do it in a few moments. However, AIs make a lot of mistakes, they get things wrong, they misinterpret, they don't understand human symbolic language well, and I'm talking about something as simple as translating from one language to another. Anyone who thinks they can ask an AI to do something really complex and then not supervise it is in for a rude awakening. I'll give you an example: in a 'previous life' here on AFF, I used Excel to calculate a very approximate adjustment equation for the kudos-level relationship, and the result was quite good. But I did it personally with my 'natural intelligence' and good old Excel. A few days ago, I gave all the data to the most well-known AI, yes, that one, and the result was a total disaster, although I admit that other times I have used it to create simple Excel programs and it has worked well... on the second or third attempt. Additionally, the mentioned AI, not to be named, has a programmed bias to subtly include 'politically correct' and even woke criteria in the information requested, and if you try to force it, it responds that 'usage policies have been violated' and does not provide the requested information. However, a specific AI, for example, to create new molecules (good or bad ones) or for other specific scientific applications, can be very successful. As for its potential misuse: a screwdriver, for example, can be used to fix a broken machine or to stab someone, and the screwdriver itself is neither good nor bad, it depends on who uses it; the same goes for AI.
Just my opinion end experience.
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Your opinion and your account of your AI experiences are most welcome. I haven't seriously used AI, though I did ask ChatGPT to write an essay about Boris Johnson as an experiment. It wasn't a very good essay.
Part of my worries about AI is that people will place a lot of faith in the intelligence of AI.
All I can say Spunky is that us, humans, are getting too clever for our, their own good, cos where will it end?! Have to say though, the discovery of smart phones have made life very easy, and more fun! As for "AI", like you, don't fully understand it all yet, only hope it won't deprive people of natural talents like painting and writing!
Understanding AI is beyond my pay grade!
My understanding is what you write. Newspapers and authors have sued AI companies for copyright infringement. From reading, it seems the industry is now pushing out their timelines for "intelligence"
I think there's going to be some very interesting court cases involving AI.
@spunkycumfun Indeed. Who will be liable/responsible for AI output ?
@njfitguy1 Knowing how irresponsible Big Tech/social media companies are, I suspect no one will take responsibility. I've never known such a group of irresponsible people who make billions while doing next to fuck all to sort out problems. I love those Congressional hearings when they're brought to task; they remind me of the Moscow trials. But, even when Mark Zuckerberg says sorry, little changes.
I use it once in a while, like when I'm trying to email someone at work, and I'm trying to sound super smart. hahaha
I hope your AI ploy worked!
Interesting Subject for sure!
It is interesting and a little worrying.
There’s already the issue with hallucinations where AI totally make up shit that sounds legit. AI is limited by the data it’s fed by humans.
But it only gets better and more precise as AI will be fed more data and reasoning fine tuned.
My concern is that AI will be fed only with AI-generated data down the line.
You're making wonderful expression of Ai.. and for my first time in my life I know it.. good job
My life is pretty much AI-free.
@spunkycumfun it's good let's qualify for future but positive and negative always around our eyes.. like I'm doing in messenger now
@Alfedofernanz200 AI is already our future for better or worse!
@spunkycumfun i hope it's better but I'm not optimistic
@Alfedofernanz200 There will be upsides as well as downsides to AI.
@spunkycumfun that's now and future but the negative things it's coming
@Alfedofernanz200 I'm afraid it has already come.
@spunkycumfun certainly
I've noticed that it's already devolved to the point where tech companies are labeling things as AI that we've pretty much already had all along - in other words it's become a marketing ploy. Do a search on either of the Meta sites and all of a sudden that's supposedly AI. Apple's latest phone being marketed as having "Apple Intelligence" - I mean, they've been "smart" phones all along, right?
I am somewhat resistant - just like the way that I've never really picked up on verbally asking devices to do things or answer questions for me - go fuck yourself, Siri. But I'm also somewhat resigned that it's here to stay and there will be no avoiding it.
@SubWithBrains of course I’m not opposed to those kind of applications. But with the tremendous carbon footprint for AI, I do worry about more frivolous use. For a while my partner was somewhat addicted to a tool that creates images based on word descriptions. He has an art background and some of the output really was striking, so I get why he was having fun with it.
As you say later, the carbon footprint of technology like AI is very significant; it's almost an elephant in the room.
Ha! AI feeding off AI is an interesting concept and not all that far fetched.
While most of the current concern is bias in the training models, and detecting fakes in political advertising, deep down is the concern that AI might one day be assigned to saving planet Earth. One entirely logical solution could similar to that "I'm sorry Dave I'm afraid I can't do that " decision where AI decides the best way to save the planet is to destroy the human race.
Planet earth will have to be seriously fucked up if AI is asked to sort out the mess. Oh, it is fucked up!
I think there is going to be many issues with AI the only thing I found that it is useful for is in the medical field helping to find tumors and other issues. Lots of law suits about this AI usage already and I am sure there will be many more to come.
I hope your Friday is a great start to a wonderful weekend...
As well as medical research, AI is being used a lot in weather forecasting.
@CarpeJamie I'm more than happy to have AI-generated weather forecasts.
AI takes away from humanity! There are a few things I us AI for. I do a fair amount of writing and data analysis. Sometimes I use AI to create the framework and fill in with the human touch. I refuse to let it do a whole job for me.
I've never used AI. I guess one day I will or perhaps even have to!
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