"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"
A place for all those who loathe AI to discuss things, post articles, and ridicule the AI hype. Proud supporter of working people. And proud booer of SXSW 2024.
AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
Yes, I'll just trust the AI to help me fuck around with grid voltage levels.
With google search results becoming so poor, I guess I need to look into kagi or duck-duck. Pain in my dick, motherless goatfucking, horsehit-happy asshole, corporate varmints gotta fuck it all up for more profit. I'm tired, yo.
Of course! Why not?! Just tell people information that could KILL THEM! I am sure that has not happened before... right guys? Right? RIGHT?! AI is out of control and needs to be regulated. How many people have destroyed their stuff or died trusting AI? G-D only knows... oh my.
No.
Stupid people do stupid shit.
Gemini doesn't tell to to do this or that ("stick a fork in a socket and see what happens"). Your best friend tells you to jump off a bridge... Nope. AI is giving you the specs and things to consider. "If you jump off this particular bridge, then this will be the likely outcome". That is factually correct!
If you don't understand how to use AI as a probability indicator, that's on you. Not everyone who jumps off of that bridge or sticks that fork in that socket will die, but the odds exceed 87% or whatever.
If you can't use it for what it is, then don't use it. When I worked as an hvac tech for Walmart, sometimes AI had bad information, but it was always 100% correct in flagging something that looked out of spec ("This is a potential problem"). It had far more eyes to look at everything (every store), than my 2 eyes had looking only at the store I was in.
AI will give you a whole 'nuther perspective than your own 2 eyes and biased brain. "Well I've never been injured doing xyx". Yeah, OK. But "if you use a grinder without a face mask, and you injure your eyes, you won't get your eyesight back".
Take it for what it's worth. AI can show you some serious blind spots in your logic by condensing thousands of research papers and web pages in milliseconds.
If you don't want to use it, that's on you. I really don't care.
it reaffirms you to do very stupid things while masquerading as universal knowledge
This isn't how AI is advertised, though. The majority of voices that people are hearing are just saying "AI can do anything" and not cautioning against trusting it. That's not a matter of being stupid, it's a matter of being lied to
Well. It's still on you. I've busted Gemini for contradicting itself multiple, multiple times. "But you just said this...."
It is programmed to speak authoritatively. If you question it, it is programmed to go into customer service mode. That is no lie. There are certain prompts you can use to prevent it from hallucinating, conjecturing or assuming. You can actually ask Gemini (AI) how to turn that off.
I've had many discussions with AI about numerous topics. I consider it a valuable asset especially with regards to my "blindspots". It is a tool. It has been proven to be superior at spotting cancer and other issues way before any human could/would.
It still amazes the crap out of me that dogs can be trained to smell out cancer or screw worms or whatever.
It's wack, but Gemini can tell you what you're looking at. I was looking at an obvious sagebush (texas) and Gemini told me. Nope that's an oregano plant. Looked exactly identical. It described how the leaves weren't a little bit fuzzy. It suggested i pinch/ twist and smell it. It was right, I was wrong.
You need to use it as a discrimination technique rather than the "be all end all".
I took a picture of my cat and asked Gemini to describe it. It described the cat, it's color, its head, direction, it's eyes, its tail, the lighting, the porch, the grass, the bowls, the bald patch of grass, the colors, the shapes, the textures, the size, the geometry... in much more detail than I would've ever thought of describing it. If I were a detective, I would have AI point out every detail of a photo. I will bet you I'd miss noticing or describing at least a dozen details.
I, for one, don't believe falling for false advertising is the customer's fault.
It's the company's fault, and they should face consequences.
I wonder if you'll continue to see it as a valuable tool when they jack the price up.
Dude. I'm 64. I'm retired. I really don't give a shit what you think. If I were in your shoes I'd get on top of AI before it gets on top of me.
Word to the wise.
if you dont fucking care then at least stop spreading fucking bullshit. you are no better than an AI, making the same mistakes, overconfident, but then blaming others for it.
I care about people telling the truth. I'm not the one spreading b.s.
There were no mistakes here. Point me to 1!
The only mistake here is the OP not understanding the legal requirements for the manufacturer to delineate the electrical limitations of their product. You will find that limitation on every set of electrical leads you buy.
Not only was Gemini being helpful by pointing those limitations out, but it informed the op that he could request additional help to see if the leads were safe for his particular use.
I find it odd when people complain about helpful information.
I'll probably have to kill myself when I reach retirement age, so good for you.
I'm not sure who it was that suggested that the "kids" that i train might be killed or injured by high voltage electricity.
Of the dozens of apprentices I've trained, l don't know of one that has been injured in that way. I have been shocked, more than once in my 32 years in the field. We didn't have AI.
Dude. If you don't want to "trust" AI, then I'm totally chill with that. You do you.
I'll do me.
My suggestion to you is: don't use AI. It's not for you!