On the Use of AI
Things that raise questions about efficacy of AI…either in a good way or bad way.
On the Use of AI
The account of the sixth day should be written, He gave them speech, and they became souls.
– Whitehead
Philosophical Essays
Seems to be what LLM proponents believe
It willingly acquiesces if told false information
Y Combinator winner/CEO, developing a new email marketing system.
Nature paper demonstrates that training AI on AI-generated data eventually produces nonsense (as expected?).
Let's pause for a little detour through automation theory here. Automation can augment a worker. We can call this a "centaur" – the worker offloads a repetitive task, or one that requires a high degree of vigilance, or (worst of all) both. They're a human head on a robot body (hence "centaur"). Think of the sensor/vision system in your car that bee... See more
Pluralistic: “Humans in the loop” must detect the hardest-to-spot errors, at superhuman speed (23 Apr 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
An AI-assisted radiologist processes fewer chest X-rays every day, costing their employer more, on top of the cost of the AI. That's not what AI companies are selling. They're offering hospitals the power to create reverse centaurs: radiologist-assisted AIs. That's what "human in the loop" means.
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I can’t decide if I love this or hate it
Francois has shown good interpretation and judgment in the past.
Proving a false identity? What in the world is the output here?