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 …
Our digital world is software, created and built by software engineers. If the software stops, the world stops. That’s software power. Can they take it down – or abuse it? Of course. It happens all the time … and it’s getting worse.
An ‘inconvenient truth‘ is when reality doesn’t match our preferences. We feel like ignoring it and just move on. Which seems to have become the rule rather than the exception lately – not the least in business. At times we even turn off the news because it’s all bad and…
‘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…
Some people I know are climate change deniers. To them it’s all a hoax, it doesn’t exist. The wildfires, draught, extreme weather, flooding, landslides etc. – it’s all natural. Which is fine – everyone is entitled to their own opinions. The problem is that we’re in the same boat. And…
You’ve probably noticed. Suddenly the newsbeat is about ChatGPT & co. becoming more stupid – less likely to deliver correct results. What’s going on?