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Be careful.

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My loyal readers are well aware of my dislike of the growing AI trend. And while I agree it may be helpful in certain applications, I fear we set it free among the general public at our peril.

So in that curmudgeon spirit, I’m just going to drop this article here in case anyone is interested.

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Moral of the story?

Keep talking to your toaster, it’s safer.

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21 thoughts on “Be careful.”

  1. Also, Amazon Edge is now saving all recorded data, and it’s always listening. People think it only responds to Hey Akexa, not realizing that it has to be listening in order to hear its name.

    Now more than ever, you have no idea how that info will be used against you later!! People are being deported (or denied entry) because their social media history included something anti-cheato. We are in a new, bad, world.

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  2. Scary stuff, indeed. Last year on a school workshop day they gave teachers a session on how ChatGPT could help us craft items for our lessons. And sure, it’s easier to say “create a story about a boy and his dog with all the nouns missing” than to make one up yourself, but in addition to all the risks with AI, I actually enjoy using my creative brain. Imagine that! Doing our own thinking! Revolutionary!

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  3. I learned from an independent author whose book I purchased last year that Meta (Facebook etc) are using books without permission to train their AI. She was so upset. She looked into it and discovered there’s a list of famous authors like Stephen King who were petitioning Facebook etc to stop this crap.

    I don’t mind AI if it’s used responsibly, but this is ridiculous.Consent means nothing to these conglomerates.

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  4. Working at several universities in my career, the last one I worked at banned ChatGPT to be used by students because it was being used to complete assignments and research. Which to be honest is unfair and students should do the work themselves. How the university figured this out? I have no clue but this is a nightmare waiting to happen. I know I’ve referenced this before but, if you’ve seen the movie iRobot then remember how it started and ended. I’m right there with you River, curmudgeon and all…lol.

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    1. The temptation to have AI do all your work at school must be immense. I can’t believe students will resist.
      And if you liked the movie, read Assimov’s iRobot book of short stories. Written in the 40’s and 50’s, it’s eerily prophetic.

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