Do you think Artificial "Intelligence" (AI) is the safe future for us? Read this and prove me wrong.
Someone posted a story about the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday on Facebook. (I think it was someone bitching about the NFL telling the Steelers they couldn't fly to Ireland for their game against the Vikings Sunday until later in the week.)
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Anyway, there was a Meta AI summary of the story below the post, as happens with many FB posts these days. I decided to read the summary instead of clicking on what might have been another clickbait post (and that's ANOTHER story) and was surprised at what Meta AI had to say.
After summarizing details about the temporarily postponed trip to Ireland, Meta AI said Kenny Pickett is the Steelers quarterback (QB)!
Well, every Y'inzer knows that isn't true anymore, so, I messaged Meta AI and told it that, no, Pickett left the Steelers last year for the Philadelphia Eagles and this year he was with another team.
Meta AI immediately responded, saying that Kenny Pickett is the current Steelers QB and that I was wrong. I responded again and said, no, Kenny Pickett is not the Steelers QB. He isn't with the Steelers this year. Meta AI responded again, insisting that he was still the Steelers QB.
Exasperated, I replied one more time, again saying he isn't the Steelers QB and isn't even on the team, after which Meta AI finally responded and conceded that I was correct, apologized for its error in saying he was the QB, and said that it is still learning and making mistakes.
Take a pause here... Think about what I just wrote. Re-read it if you must.
Now, imagine you are a doctor and relying on AI to help you diagnose a patient and come up with a treatment. Or, you're with the military and relying on AI to tell you if something is a threat and should be attacked.
Or, imagine just about ANYTHING that is more important than who the Steelers QB is - are you going to trust AI?
I'm not.
