Is anyone else as sick of AI as I am? I had avoided updating my phone because I knew the next time I did it would put AI on it. I already have to deal with it in Google Chrome and not too happy about that either.
But when you do a phone update, it shouldn’t add a ton of stuff you are never going to use, move things around, change how apps work, make everything look different. It’s almost like getting a new phone because it takes days to learn how it works again. And now it can maybe think for itself. A scary thought indeed.
They now seem to be all about how AI can be incorporated in schools and workplaces, supposedly to make everyone’s life easier. I think not.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is defined as “a branch of computer science that enables machines to simulate human cognitive functions—such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision making. Rather than relying on explicit programming for every task, AI systems use data, algorithms, and machine learning to identify patterns and act independently.”
I prefer to think for myself, not have a machine do it for me. I also don’t think machines should be making decisions based on algorithms and data. What if the data is faulty? The old garbage in, garbage out model. And I’m not sure that will see the shades of gray involved in some decisions that aren’t black and white. I’m not a big fan of spell check either. It just knows if something is a word, not if it is the correct word.
That doesn’t even account for the fake pictures, etc. that are created. Or the slightly creepy idea of having dead people AI generated so they can continue to act in movies.
And these things never end well in science fiction movies. I remember an old movie called The Forbin Project, made in 1970. The computer started thinking for itself and it caused chaos. There was also an episode of Star Trek where a little computer brained thing began thinking for itself and was corrupted. It started killing people because of its faulty thinking. And then there was HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey. That also didn’t end well.
Maybe instead of letting computers and AI think for us, we need to go back to a truly old-fashioned idea and think for ourselves. That is a learned skill, but one most humans are capable of if they are willing to put forth the effort.