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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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?
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 …
‘It’s not what you say, it’s what people hear.’ The book title from 2007 by renowned author Frank Luntz works in many contexts, explaining the root of many, maybe most misunderstandings. And the reason why you don’t talk to your kids the same way as you talk to a colleague or…
You’ve probably noticed. Suddenly the newsbeat is about ChatGPT & co. becoming more stupid – less likely to deliver correct results. What’s going on?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve been hit by the AI hype wave. If you’re more than average interested you’ve wondered when the downturn comes. It always does – it’s as predictable as gravity – and the Gartner Hype Cycle. What happens then?
Ok, so AI will not give you more time (see part I). And AI can be this huge threat to mankind etc. – according to an increasing collection of experts. Sounds serious, but it’s still kind of distant, isn’t it? So let’s bring it closer to home: Is AI a real…
If you don’t know what it is, it’s OK. It’s a recent invention – not the concept but the name. A ‘prompt engineer’ is an expert in ‘bot relations’. In ‘how to interact with chatbots’. It’s weird, isn’t it? I thought the point with chatbots that we – anyone – can talk to them. I must have been mistaken …