I'm both amazed and horrfied at how much faith folks have in AIs I guess these AIs sound like con people and output really authoritative and confident info so just overrides any doubt is peoples mind. So they accept it like it is a truth and causes harm to innocent people. AI must be banned because it is not reliable. Of course, we live in time where wars are created with fake narratives so AI is not a big thing or concern to anyone.
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In another news: Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quote. Benj Edwards is no longer working at Ars Technica following an AI controversy that angered readers.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ars-technica-fires-reporter-ai-quotes
@nixCraft roughly last 6 months or so seem to me like Ars is generating more articles than they admit. I'm not surprised about AI being used, I'm surprised Edwards had to leave.
I'm both amazed and horrfied at how much faith folks have in AIs I guess these AIs sound like con people and output really authoritative and confident info so just overrides any doubt is peoples mind. So they accept it like it is a truth and causes harm to innocent people. AI must be banned because it is not reliable. Of course, we live in time where wars are created with fake narratives so AI is not a big thing or concern to anyone.
@nixCraft the con man comparison is sharp -- the US in particular (unfortunately my only area of expertise) has always loved a con man. we're the land of MLMs and get-rich-quick schemes. melville's "the confidence-man"; gaddis's "the recognitions" -- it's a theme people have been calling for centuries, and it's only getting worse. now that you can claim the con man as an extension of yourself, of course we, at least, will love it
@nixCraft I despise AI for several reasons:
1) AI is replacing workers and this is expected to grow
2) AI uses a tremendous amount of resources
3) AI is not always accurate
4) AI is capturing our info and we don't yet fully know how it will be used
My company keeps pushing it on all employees and so far everyone seems to be resisting.
@nixCraft AI is a tool. People keep using it for the wrong purpose, or in a wrong way. It's no different than trying to use a butter knife to peel potatoes, or using a paring knife as a cleaver. If you understand what this tool is, how it works, and what it can actually do it's absolutely possible to use it productively and safely. Unfortunately, using common sense neither makes headlines nor does it pump stock, so nobody is talking about it.
@nixCraft more videos like this needed
https://youtube.com/shorts/gPthZLTnzu8?si=GK7Qxk_wIEkhEyJF
Of course boosters will say “you’re doing it wrong” or “that’s an old model / this model is better” etc etc.