What is AI?

[Salty]

I was listening to Glenn Beck the other day, and a caller stated that AI is of the devil
Glenn did not disagree.
When I googled - I found several pages - here is one:

What say you?

 

[Van]

Technological displacement has been occurring since the dawn of time. In the 1920's people used oil lamps and had blocks of ice delivered. Someone back then probably said electricity was "Satan's juice."

There is no doubt many human inventions could be used for evil (the atomic bomb springs to mind) as well as many human inventions being used for good, modern medicine springs to mind.

AI is simply an advancement in digital technology, utilizing its information sources in a logical way to achieve its purpose. It could be misused, such as doing some of a students home work, or in a good way, such as braking a vehicle when the driver is distracted.

I think the media is invested to creating a "boogie man" to enable them to cry danger, danger!

 

[Salty]

Excellent post Van! You brought up some great points.
You mentioned that digital tech can be misused.
Well, I am a (retired) driving instructor, for the classroom Defensive driving course. Someone got the bright ideal to do the course on line.
The class is only 8 hours (6 hours in NY). Yet folks choose the on-line over the classroom because they don't want to take the time. Well, I was out passing out brochures for my class. I was at a lawyers office to drop some off. The secretary told me her son had to take class. He chose the on-line class and then received his certificate. Except for one thing - the boy (I will not use the term "man") did not take the class, his mom (the secretary) did the course! So much for AI. I have NEVER endorsed the on-line class. You miss so much by not attending a classroom session. In fact, I would like to see that "in classroom" as a requirement at least once every five years.

 

[Van]

Excellent post Van! You brought up some great points.
You mentioned that digital tech can be misused.
Well, I am a (retired) driving instructor, for the classroom Defensive driving course. Someone got the bright ideal to do the course on line.
The class is only 8 hours (6 hours in NY). Yet folks choose the on-line over the classroom because they don't want to take the time. Well, I was out passing out brochures for my class. I was at a lawyers office to drop some off. The secretary told me her son had to take class. He chose the on-line class and then received his certificate. Except for one thing - the boy (I will not use the term "man") did not take the class, his mom (the secretary) did the course! So much for AI. I have NEVER endorsed the on-line class. You miss so much by not attending a classroom session. In fact, I would like to see that "in classroom" as a requirement at least once every five years.

Yes, the advent of AI provides the opportunity for applicants to falsify proficiency tests if done on line. Recently 3 people were kiilled in an accident apparently caused by an unqualified truck driver.

As far as entry tests for say college, cheating has been known since before AI, but AI only provides greater opportunity for cheating.

 

[Ben1445]

Yes, the advent of AI provides the opportunity for applicants to falsify proficiency tests if done on line. Recently 3 people were kiilled in an accident apparently caused by an unqualified truck driver.

As far as entry tests for say college, cheating has been known since before AI, but AI only provides greater opportunity for cheating.

I know teachers who use AI to find cheaters. Sometimes you just have to fight fire with fire.

 

[Salty]

So we take the good with the bad

 

[JonC]

I was listening to Glenn Beck the other day, and a caller stated that AI is of the devil
Glenn did not disagree.
When I googled - I found several pages - here is one:

What say you?

I believe AI is of man. Man may use it for good or evil.

AI is used in surgeries to save lives, for example.

AI is a tool. It is not real intelligence (it is artificial).

I am sure men will use it for evil. But the problem is not the AI.