Eugen RochkoI see generative AI on the web the same way I see forever chemicals in the real world. The effects may not be immediately apparent but they are poisoning mankind. Those who acquired knowledge and skills in the before era will be fine, but newer generations won't have the same reference points to tell reality from fiction. They will search for "baby peacock" on Google and have no reason to believe the actual birds look any different to what they're shown. I find that sad somehow.
HarleyI agree, AI can be an good thing though we can't forget about the human brain!
CharlieActual@harljo.uk Please stop calling it "AI" .. it's not. It's just not.
Lance R. Vick@CharlieActual @harljo.uk But it is -artificial- intelligence, which is not intelligence, in the same way an artificial plant is not a plant.
Dźwiedziu@lrvick
Mobs from the OG DOOM have more “intelligence” than an LLM “AI” /s
The term “AI” is much overhyped for wankeeteering reasons.
@dzwiedziu @CharlieActual @harljo.uk
Sure it is overhyped. So was the term "the internet" back in the 90s that was going to solve every problem the world ever had.
It did solve a few problems, and others were created.
I tried to fight hobby multirotors or uavs being called "drones" for years but at some point I had to say "drone" for anyone to know what I am talking about.
This is an inescapable truth of how language evolves, so sure, its "drones" or "AI" or maybe later "AGI" .
@lrvick @harljo.uk I understand what you are saying, "it's just a name, don't take it so seriously" but I argue it is important we don't let salesmen define our language. An artificial plant is *decorative* - people understand that, now imagine if artificial plants were being marketed by people saying "oh yeah, next year - you can just fill your fields with those and you won't need real plants, these do everything real plants do but better!!" Now imagine people are taking those claims seriously and people are losing their jobs over it.
Do you see the problem? I understand you feel these are overreactions, but please, reflect on that and reconsider. It's important we do not let salespeople define our language and it's more important we call shit when we see it - there is no up-side to failing to do so.
@CharlieActual @harljo.uk Oh I totally understand the problem.
Same reason I don't like hobby multi-rotors being called "drones", but that ship has sailed.
But also there was a thing marketers overhyped and made all sorts of crazy claims about: "The Internet".
Eventually as the public spends enough time with the thing, they fantasy definitions of a term by marketers get replaced in most minds with their own experiences with said thing.
No matter the term, marketers will hype.