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I love AI

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  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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    #31

    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.

    I was only joking

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    • 89th8 Offline
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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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      • 89th8 89th

        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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        @89th said in I love AI:

        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.

        I was only joking

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        • 89th8 89th

          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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          @89th said in I love AI:

          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.

          The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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            Insightful examples. Maybe it just changes how we prompt for answers but even today when Gemini spits out a long answer I still have to, ugh, read it.

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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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              • MikM Offline
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                Just like physicians who hate it when patients come in with internet knowledge, your HVAC tech will hate you.

                "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                  In these situations I still manage to phrase it as a question so I bow to his expertise. Even if I’m giving him the answer.

                  The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    Great minds think alike. i do the same thing.

                    "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                      After looking at this thread so many times and have replied to it, at times, I still look at the thread title and ask “why does @mik love Al so much?” Is it just me or some of you ask this too?

                      This is one of those times I wish we use a serif font.

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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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                          Too late, I asked it. And it came up with TARS, which makes a lot of sense.

                          Welcome home, TARS!

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