Almost 4 months ago I had a rant about GovGPT, a Trained #MOLE being hyped up by Callaghan Innovation. I predicted that;
> the useless critter will eventually be canned. But not before millions of dollars of public money vanish into the pockets of MOLE trainers
What I didn't predict was that Callaghan Innovation itself would be canned;
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Who remembers Judith Collins launching GovGPT back in October?
She claimed the AI plagiarism machine "will make it easier to access reliable government information and support for businesses and people wishing to interact with government agencies."
Alas, GovGPT is no longer with us, an apparent victim of the coalition government's defunding of science they don't like.
"GovGPT is here! A three-month pilot of the new government chatbot is underway. We road test it with some mixed results ..."
https://NBRNationalBusinessReview.podbean.com/e/21-testing-the-new-govgpt-chatbot/
My prediction is that the useless critter will eventually be canned. But not before millions of dollars of public money vanish into the pockets of #MOLE trainers;
https://disintermedia.substack.com/p/invasion-of-the-mole-trainers
Instead of being used to pay the human public servants who've been fired by this government.
In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: GovGPT is here! A three-month pilot of the new government chatbot is underway. We road test it with some mixed results and ask Callaghan Innovation's Stefan Korn why the war in Ukraine inspired the project. Plus Arcanum CEO Asa Cox reveals why his AI company is pushing into the Aussie local government sector. Timestamps below: (00:53) - The war in Ukraine and the new government chatbot (06:26) - Taking GovGPT for a spin (11:31) - The AI future of government To test GovGPT yourself click here. Links to audio clips used here.
Tonight's movie: Sunset Boulevard
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/527680/government-to-launch-ai-chatbot-called-gov-gpt
Oh wait, sorry, I meant the other one about people living in a world of fantasy.