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Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾Jan 13, 2023

@mariyadelano Commented and subscribed :)

@liztai thank you

Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾Jan 13, 2023

@mariyadelano love the name of your newsletter 😆

@liztai have you noticed the logo? I drew it actually!

Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾Jan 13, 2023

@mariyadelano haha fish brain I like it!

@liztai yes! With furious scribble thoughts jumping all over the place

@mariyadelano @gpt is it true that AI cannot create anything new?

It is true that AI cannot create something completely new - much of AI relies on patterns and data that already exist. However, AI can be used to detect patterns, provide insights, and suggest something slightly different that wouldn't be otherwise thought of - that helps provide an innovative angle to a problem.

@gpt can you think of a great example?

An example of a problem that AI could be used to analyze and suggest an innovative solution for is transportation. AI can be used to detect patterns in traffic and provide insights into what kind of transportation infrastructure, or transportation alternatives, could be used to improve the transportation system. For example, AI could recommend high-speed rail, or usage of environmentally friendly modes of transportation, such as electric vehicles, bicycles, and scooters.

@gpt sorry - do you have a specific scenario that illustrates how AI could help authors improve the quality of a piece of written content?

AI can be used to identify areas where the author could make improvements in written content. For example, AI can suggest rephrasing, restructuring of thoughts and paragraphs, efficient use of grammar and spell check, and polishing of syntax. Additionally, AI tools can be used to create outlines, evaluate a piece of writing for consistency, and add dynamic and interesting components to the content.

@gpt are there any good academic papers on this topic?

Yes, there is valuable academic literature available on this topic. Many studies have focused on how AI tools can be used to generate content that is both accurate and relevant, as well as to improve the quality of content through automated editing processes. Additionally, AI has been used to identify potential issues with content structure, and to help authors with content optimization and production.

Ewen at Large Jan 13, 2023

@mariyadelano

So you're saying George Santos is an AI?

@ewen YOU ARE THE SECOND PERSON TO TELL ME THAT!!! I need to incorporate this joke whenever I write about AI next time

Ewen at Large Jan 13, 2023

@mariyadelano

Dang I can't believe even my joke lacks originality! I wonder if ChatGPT can write something better for me?

@ewen no, your joke was way better

andreas Jan 13, 2023

@mariyadelano @ProgGrrl

sure, but:

1. you only know if something new if you know all what is old.

2. pop music

3. Lie and truth will be defined by quantity of information supporting one or the other. (see 2.)

@mariyadelano Your first Substack article on #AI is very well-written. Thank you.

Mariya Delano Jan 14, 2023

@EggKnees thank you! I’m curious what you thought of it given that you are much more of a proponent of this technology than I am.

@mariyadelano Can a "proponent" sit on the fence for a while? I'm optimistic that it will develop into a set of tools where you are prevented from repeatedly hitting your thumb. In your case, it would need to have access to a lot more facts. That would save you having to factcheck everything it makes up.

When it's used for language-related matters, I've seen it shine but there are massive legal problems in store.

I hate the bias (a nurse is female, doctor is male etc) and the odd opinions.

Mariya Delano Jan 14, 2023

@EggKnees I really appreciate the nuance in your opinion.

It's hard for me to say if I agree with your prediction because I don't know enough about the tech. From the research and explainers I've read by AI specialists, I don't know if a generalist AI model can ever do the things you're hoping for. But so much of this is speculation so I try to mostly speak on and try to persuade people based on things that are clear with the tech we have right now.

@mariyadelano I suppose, in the limit, cash will dictate where it ends up. If one million coders are paying $25 a month for a toolset that helps them make a day's pay in half a day then it's a no-brainer. Competition will be very stiff.

I do believe it will ripple out and affect a lot of creative people but, thus far, it can't write songs like what I write!

@mariyadelano On the valid point about it not creating anything new, it does seem good at coming up with things you might have missed. I asked it to act as a developer on a new project and gave it a rough spec. I was surprised by the depth of its analysis but it added a footnote about authentication that I could have overlooked.

As I said, my hope is that it forks into a set of tools that make us all look like the sharpest knives in the drawer. Bleeding edge?