There is so much to say about AI. And so much being said about AI. Still, no one seems to (completely) understand it. Not even the (AI-) experts, who admit to scratching their heads, sometimes publicly. The ‘honest’ or ‘good’ experts, that is. The no-so-good ones don’t admit anything. Of course. But here’s the point: How can we put to (good or bad) use, take advantage of, something we don’t understand?
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It feels like a stupid question – and it was, until someone actually did it. Indeed, you would roll your eyes and shake your head at the idea. Completely ludicrous. Then Elon Musk decided he wanted to own X. Can he just do that?
Brussels celebrates. AI is finally reigned in. The EU is ready for the future – and setting a model for the world. Except they forgot to define AI … and a whole lot of other things.
If you’re in business and not investing in – or somehow using – AI, you’re missing out, losing touch with reality – according to thousands of headlines around the world – every week. Seriously – let’s do the math: If one (or even 10) percent are betting on AI and the rest is not, which group represents reality?
Apple’s App Store monopoly is history. The EU has ruled and Apple has complied. Who won? As it turns out, this is the wrong question to ask. There is no winner. The question is more like ‘who lost’?
The AI hype (more like AI hysteria these days) knows no limit. On the one hand, everyone and their grandmother are racing to implement AI in their business. On the other hand, the same everyone is worried about the consequences of AI. AI will soon dominate the world according to experts (and politicians) convened in Davos recently. Seriously, let’s get real. It’s just a computer.
Wow! The ‘year of AI’ has just started and AI is already hallucinating. I’m not joking. Experts and pundits alike proclaim that AI systems (mostly LLMs) are having hallucinations – which (to them) is a very positive thing: It means the bots are becoming creative. Really? It looks more like a bunch of bugs …
If the question surprises you, you’re in good company. Most of us moved email (and a lot of other stuff) to the cloud 10+ years ago, assuming – and expecting – to be done worrying. Why does the question continue to pop up? Should we be worried?
You don’t have to bomb the energy grid or sabotage/hack the cell network to put a nation literally out of business. There is a much easier route: Hack the EV chargers. Country particularly exposed? Norway! Also exposed:Â EU, UK, US, China, …Â
Digital privacy is a challenge. GDPR and its siblings make it worse. We need a reset. And then some serious effort to understand the problem. Something the GDPR creators never took the time to. Possibly the most expensive – and detrimental – ‘blind-leading-the-blind’ exercise of all time.