I love AI
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@Doctor-Phibes said in I love AI:
I appear to be only one who wants nothing to do with this stuff.
I feel a bit like an anti-vaxxer when it comes to this tech, except I suspect I'm right and that some of the horror stories people told about vaccines could essentially come true because of AI.
I think the existential risk or other sorts of risks remain whether or not you choose to avail yourself of the personal advantages of AI.
@Doctor-Phibes said in I love AI:
I appear to be only one who wants nothing to do with this stuff.
I feel a bit like an anti-vaxxer when it comes to this tech, except I suspect I'm right and that some of the horror stories people told about vaccines could essentially come true because of AI.
I think the existential risk or other sorts of risks remain whether or not you choose to avail yourself of the personal advantages of AI.
Yes, clearly. That doesn't mean I need to embrace the soulless machine.
I did notice at work that a number of the first people using AI were those who I would have privately and quietly describe as "B-players". I daresay in a year or two we'll all be using the fucking thing. I just hate hearing how much better it's going to make my life, when clearly it's not.
20 years from now nobody will know how to do much of anything other than ask software to solve problems for them.
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I have yet to avail myself - voluntarily at least- of the technology. Much prefer to do my own sleuth work sifting and sorting as I have always done in past. Despite my preference, I do not see AI as an existential threat, let alone a risk to civilisation although it could very well end up as a all too convenient crutch for young adults looking to be spoon fed knowledge and too lazy to develop research skills on their own.
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It's not just inquisiviteness, it will lead to nobody being able to actually do anything.
I know people (OK, I've seen people on the internet) who think that becoming good at Guitar Hero on the Playstation is essentially the same as learning to play a musical instrument. Suno is already trying to persuade us that real creativity is using their bloody software, which is a bit like claiming that Count Franz von Walsegg zu Stuppach is the real creative genius behind Mozart's Requiem.
I guess I'm filling in for Aqua. I miss that guy.
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The ability to critically think without instantaneous answers or prompts will be a rarity for sure. Teachers have already said it's a very dim future regarding that specific skill.
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The ability to critically think without instantaneous answers or prompts will be a rarity for sure. Teachers have already said it's a very dim future regarding that specific skill.
The ability to critically think without instantaneous answers or prompts will be a rarity for sure. Teachers have already said it's a very dim future regarding that specific skill.
It's already noticeably harder to find good candidates who don't spend half the day looking at their phones. This isn't going to help, however we've now got software to surf the internet for us, so it won't matter.
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The ability to critically think without instantaneous answers or prompts will be a rarity for sure. Teachers have already said it's a very dim future regarding that specific skill.
The ability to critically think without instantaneous answers or prompts will be a rarity for sure. Teachers have already said it's a very dim future regarding that specific skill.
I’m old enough to remember when elementary schools freaked out about the existence of inexpensive calculators.
It’s also typical that people take some time to realize that they don’t need to teach people as if the new ubiquitous technology doesn’t exist.
In NY some driver’s road test proctors cover your back up mirror when you parallel park even though they have been mandated in all US cars for a decade.
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My furnace for the last few years throws a weird error a few times each winter. Very, very, very long story short, I've had it serviced a few times, no one can figure it out, and I'm not about to say AI figured it out but after a number of valuable prompts (based on information I've learned over the years), it is remarkable how clear and helpful the troubleshooting (and likely solutions) it gives.... vs what the technician might find (and perhaps be the same content) except when a technician spits out all of the facts and possible solutions to you within a minute, it's hard to really understand everything.
I have a service appt tomorrow, and I'm coming ready with facts and (I think) helpful questions.
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So the tech came today and (like @jon-nyc said above) I phrased a few questions as curiosity, and not AI-driven. It helped the conversation, such as a question about the warranty of parts, and if there was a 2nd heat exchange. Anyway... he did find some holes in the heat exchange that I didn't know about but turned the furnace into a "red tag" event, which means they are legally required to shut it off and tell me to keep it off.
So in a twist, I could either pay $5-7k to fix the major components or just buy a new furnace, which is what I did. However, the sales guy was friendly (of course) but not in a sleazy way, and as we talked about different models, I told him about my new AI servant (monitor running Gemini in my office) and said I was going to ask it's recommendations to see if it matches his, which he chuckled about. Yes it matched, and it also provided context about the previous furnace issue I was having... he was blown away at how helpful the AI servant. I really should name this AI monitor of mine, lol.
Kind of funny, at the end he said he wasn't sure if my electricity provider had a rebate for a new furnace and then he said "Hey, I was about to look it up, but let's just ask your AI!" and within a few seconds it spit out the $400 rebate and instructions how to get it. He loved that (and will take care of all the paperwork to get it).
Ideas for my AI robot name?
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