AI may have the advantage of vast information access and rapid recall, which may allow it to excel in certain (very limited) spheres such as medical diagnosis.
However, many experienced professionals believe the medical use cases for AI have been significantly overhyped: https://bra.in/3pDPXn
In addition, there are multiple fatal flaws with AI:
* Objectivity is impossible with AI because "Algorithms are simply opinions embedded in code." ~ Kathy O'Neil | https://bra.in/6vPkRJ
* As a result, LLM can clearly be skewed to serve the preferred agenda of the AI's developers and programmers. | https://bra.in/9jX6x2
* The peer review process in medicine is already fraught with problems related inaccurate AI-generated medical images | https://bra.in/4pDwxr
* Problems with AI deception and manipulation are already well known risks. | https://bra.in/3jbJ8k
* The highly touted "reasoning" models of AI are actually *more* prone to hallucination, rather than less. | https://bra.in/5jLyAY
* We don't understand how AI works (even AI CEOs admit this), which opens us up to a vast range of unexpected and unintended consequences. | https://bra.in/6jYzyA
* The risk of AI model collapse (as it "teaches" itself on already flawed data) is very real | https://bra.in/5qV4GE
* AI has none of the moral or ethical sensibilities essential for overseeing human health care. | https://bra.in/2vGy69
* AI lacks the capacity to engage with human beings on a subtle energy level which, with good physicians, is an important aspect of not only the physician's bedside manner, but also the patient's recovery process
* AI may well turn out to be completely unsustainable in terms of both energy and water | https://bra.in/7vmZeZ
Moreover, if saving money is going to be the primary driver of user adoption, then buyer (patient) beware!
Finally, if the following is Sam Altman's primary driver, then I'm pretty sure I don't want him, or his AI, to be managing my healthcare:
"You know, I think AI will probably . . . most likely sort of lead to the end of the world. But, in the meantime, there will be great companies created with serious machine learning." ~ Sam Altman
Over in England, they already have these posters begging consumers to cut back their bandwidth/internet usage- "It doesn't grow on trees". Bandwidth will be the next 'carbon crisis'.
Naw mate, they just want the resources to go into AI and massive surveillance/data storage...
100% ~ I live in Texas where the Stargate project has just drained 1/2 a billion gallons of water from the City of Abilene, which is already a drought prone area.
Yeah. I'm frustrated with the quality of the 3rd party service I'm using to display my content (TheBrain.com). Apologies for the problems, @yantra.
Fortunately, the web client I'm using is not an AI app, but I think it is being neglected right now since the developers are preparing for a huge new updated release . . . .
Needless to say I hope these display issues will be resolved soon ~ and, in the meantime, I am actively looking at options for hosting my content elsewhere . . . .
hey Metta i really didn't mean to complain at all - i was really thinking an AI "algorithm" was trying to prevent my access to your site (which i wouldn't blame it). i don't understand this rapt acceptance of all things electronic and "smart" by some in the younger generations, except that they have been prgrammed with these devices since embryonic.
On my cynical days, I imagine a future where slow quiet times offline with real food and human friends will be a luxury. However, I also have a deep faith in the human spirit, and I do hope we'll realize that life offline has rich value long before it's too late.
me too! i have just been reading a book called "fiber" (by susan crawford) since my landlord wants to bring optical fiber to my home and i want to make sure it's not worse for me emf-wise than coaxial cable. anyway the author mentions that she "met many twenty-somethings" in seoul, korea (where they are heavily into fiber & 5G ) "who did not distinguish between online life and 'real' life" (as if that was a good thing!) God help us all.
If you think of it, I'd love to know what you eventually decide about the optical fiber after reading Susan's book. I would have thought it to be much safer that wi-fi or the coaxial cable, but I don't know much about it, and I will see if I can find her book online.
AI may have the advantage of vast information access and rapid recall, which may allow it to excel in certain (very limited) spheres such as medical diagnosis.
However, many experienced professionals believe the medical use cases for AI have been significantly overhyped: https://bra.in/3pDPXn
In addition, there are multiple fatal flaws with AI:
* Objectivity is impossible with AI because "Algorithms are simply opinions embedded in code." ~ Kathy O'Neil | https://bra.in/6vPkRJ
* As a result, LLM can clearly be skewed to serve the preferred agenda of the AI's developers and programmers. | https://bra.in/9jX6x2
* The peer review process in medicine is already fraught with problems related inaccurate AI-generated medical images | https://bra.in/4pDwxr
* Problems with AI deception and manipulation are already well known risks. | https://bra.in/3jbJ8k
* The highly touted "reasoning" models of AI are actually *more* prone to hallucination, rather than less. | https://bra.in/5jLyAY
* We don't understand how AI works (even AI CEOs admit this), which opens us up to a vast range of unexpected and unintended consequences. | https://bra.in/6jYzyA
* The risk of AI model collapse (as it "teaches" itself on already flawed data) is very real | https://bra.in/5qV4GE
* AI has none of the moral or ethical sensibilities essential for overseeing human health care. | https://bra.in/2vGy69
* AI lacks the capacity to engage with human beings on a subtle energy level which, with good physicians, is an important aspect of not only the physician's bedside manner, but also the patient's recovery process
* AI may well turn out to be completely unsustainable in terms of both energy and water | https://bra.in/7vmZeZ
Moreover, if saving money is going to be the primary driver of user adoption, then buyer (patient) beware!
Finally, if the following is Sam Altman's primary driver, then I'm pretty sure I don't want him, or his AI, to be managing my healthcare:
"You know, I think AI will probably . . . most likely sort of lead to the end of the world. But, in the meantime, there will be great companies created with serious machine learning." ~ Sam Altman
> https://youtu.be/WP5sQhGlxj4
The energy and water thingy is what worries me.
Over in England, they already have these posters begging consumers to cut back their bandwidth/internet usage- "It doesn't grow on trees". Bandwidth will be the next 'carbon crisis'.
Naw mate, they just want the resources to go into AI and massive surveillance/data storage...
100% ~ I live in Texas where the Stargate project has just drained 1/2 a billion gallons of water from the City of Abilene, which is already a drought prone area.
> https://bra.in/2jgQK2
This is also *not* limited to Texas or the UK. Coming to a city or rural area near you!
> https://bra.in/7vmZeZ
Solid comment.
Thanks, Jeff. Appreciate your positive feedback.
Great recap!!!
Thanks, Bgagnon! Much appreciated. ЁЯСН
completely agree. (and regarding "health care" esp your fatal flaws #s 8 & 9) i am glad AI is still letting me access your links ( ;
Yeah. I'm frustrated with the quality of the 3rd party service I'm using to display my content (TheBrain.com). Apologies for the problems, @yantra.
Fortunately, the web client I'm using is not an AI app, but I think it is being neglected right now since the developers are preparing for a huge new updated release . . . .
Needless to say I hope these display issues will be resolved soon ~ and, in the meantime, I am actively looking at options for hosting my content elsewhere . . . .
hey Metta i really didn't mean to complain at all - i was really thinking an AI "algorithm" was trying to prevent my access to your site (which i wouldn't blame it). i don't understand this rapt acceptance of all things electronic and "smart" by some in the younger generations, except that they have been prgrammed with these devices since embryonic.
Thanks, Yantra. Appreciate and share your concern every time I have trouble accessing content online that's not part of the approved narrative.
Also agree 100% on the "smart" tech hype and AI mania:
> Smart Tech: https://workflowy.com/s/beyond-covid-19/SoQPdY75WJteLUYx#/e7c268ce430f
> AI Mania: https://bra.in/2vAbAa
On my cynical days, I imagine a future where slow quiet times offline with real food and human friends will be a luxury. However, I also have a deep faith in the human spirit, and I do hope we'll realize that life offline has rich value long before it's too late.
me too! i have just been reading a book called "fiber" (by susan crawford) since my landlord wants to bring optical fiber to my home and i want to make sure it's not worse for me emf-wise than coaxial cable. anyway the author mentions that she "met many twenty-somethings" in seoul, korea (where they are heavily into fiber & 5G ) "who did not distinguish between online life and 'real' life" (as if that was a good thing!) God help us all.
Sad, indeed!
If you think of it, I'd love to know what you eventually decide about the optical fiber after reading Susan's book. I would have thought it to be much safer that wi-fi or the coaxial cable, but I don't know much about it, and I will see if I can find her book online.
Thanks again!