Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Feb 29, 2024

It seems like there are just endless bad ideas about how to use "AI". Here are some new ones courtesy of the UK government.

... and a short thread because there is so much awfulness in this one article.
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https://www.ft.com/content/f2ae55bf-b9fa-49b5-ac0e-8b7411729539

UK government to trial ‘red box’ AI tools to improve ministerial efficiency

Initiative is part of Rishi Sunak’s drive to boost Whitehall productivity through technology

Show threadProf. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Feb 29, 2024
Either it's a version of ChatGPT OR it's a search system where people can find the actual sources of the information. Both of those things can't be true at the same time. /2
Show threadMegan
@emilymbender I have to hope that’ll go about as well as it did for Air Canada in the eventual lawsuits. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7116416
How can I mislead you? Air Canada found liable for chatbot's bad advice on bereavement rates | CBC News

Air Canada has been ordered to pay compensation to a grieving grandchild who claimed they were misled into purchasing full-price flight tickets by an ill-informed chatbot.

CBC
Feb 29, 2024 at 10:00pmWeb