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
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.
It willingly acquiesces if told false information
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I can’t decide if I love this or hate it
Proving a false identity? What in the world is the output here?
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
In the realm of AI ... machines are made to behave in wondrous ways, often sufficient to dazzle even the most experienced observer.
Article
Joseph Weizenbaum, “ELIZA: A Computer Program for the Study of Natural Language Communication between Man and Machine,” Communications of the ACM 9, no. 1 (January 1966).
Grok has inconsistent logic around chronology, apparently only the pretense of math, and irrelevant paragraphs and calculations
Basically no internal consistency
Blatant logical contradiction