I do not use it deliberately. It suggests the next word(s) I will use in an email and of course it often answers my Google searches. My highly computer competent and AI knowledgeable son and my brother use it, with caution.
I use it with skepticism and caution. And on google search I scroll down first to see if there is something credible first. I also click on the links to see what AI stupidly used as references… I don’t think AI yet understands credible references.
@GzBiH Medical advice, where I already know the answer, has a good chance of being wrong or partly wrong with google’s AI answer so be careful. I googled the cancer I have to see what google’s AI would say. That was really, really wrong and mostly talked about a different version of non-hodgkin’s lymphoma (there are 80+ or them) that wasn’t even close. What I have is indolent and it was discussing an aggressive one.
@Kidsandliz since I started using ChatGPT, I hardly ever use google, honest. The truth is AI is still learning about us, it it won’t take long before it becomes an expert in almost everything.
Here’s what AI said about what to expect in 5-10 years.
Pros of AI in Human Life:
1. Efficiency & Automation
• AI can automate repetitive or dangerous tasks, reducing human workload and increasing productivity (e.g., factories, data entry, delivery, cleaning robots).
2. Medical Advancements
• AI helps doctors detect diseases earlier (like cancer or heart conditions), personalize treatment, and even assist in robotic surgeries.
3. Accessibility
• Tools like voice assistants, translation apps, and AI-generated captions help people with disabilities or language barriers access the world more easily.
4. Education for All
• AI can personalize education based on each student’s learning speed and style, helping more people succeed — including those in remote or underserved areas.
5. Smart Living
• AI powers smart homes, cities, and cars — making daily life more convenient, safe, and energy-efficient.
6. New Job Opportunities
• AI opens up new career fields (like AI ethics, data science, and robot maintenance) while transforming traditional industries.
⸻
Cons of AI in Human Life:
1. Job Displacement
• Many jobs, especially repetitive ones (like truck driving, cashiering, or basic customer service), may be lost to automation.
2. Privacy & Surveillance
• AI-powered tracking (facial recognition, voice monitoring, etc.) can be misused by governments or corporations to invade personal privacy.
3. Bias & Discrimination
• If trained on biased data, AI can reflect and even amplify unfair treatment (e.g., in hiring, policing, or lending).
4. Dependency & Laziness
• Relying too much on AI might reduce critical thinking, decision-making, or even basic skills like math or memory.
5. Security Risks
• AI can be used to create deepfakes, hack systems, or power autonomous weapons — leading to new types of cybercrime or warfare.
6. Loss of Human Connection
• If AI replaces too many social roles (teachers, therapists, friends), people may feel more isolated or emotionally disconnected.
My manager is constantly criticizing me because my emails are too wordy and she doesn’t want to spend time reading them, so I use A.I. to make my writing more concise before sending anything to her.
@heartny That was my job in marketing years ago. We would receive a long-winded request from an advertiser that I would streamline into two sentences (“they think we’re holding back and are asking for more money”). The salesfolk would have a choice reply (“no one has money this year; they’re being blind or dumb or, knowing them, both”) that I would spruce up into a lengthy rebuttal.
Honestly would be the best policy between the parties, but that would likely devolve into insults quickly.
“AI” is just another commodity technology in most regards. Hype-hounds will lose their minds over it, stalwarts will pen witty pieces in McSweeny’s lambasting it as something their parents never needed, and the rest of us are just along for the ride. As with cooking, the real thing is better, but for many reasons, an artificial imitation of the real thing dramatically faster, cheaper, or easier winds up preferred. Microwave popcorn, dried spices, and canned tomato paste all have their place.
Anytime a new AI ‘feature’ is forced on me by an update, I immediately ask it how to remove/disable it. They usually give detailed instructions that are incorrect, and I find the correct answer via non-AI ‘enhanced’ web search. There’s nothing good about any of them, and I expect they’re going to die out, but they’re going to go kicking and screaming and cause tons more harm than they already have along the way.
AI is a tool and can be used for a lot of stuff. This over 2 yr old article in the NYT shows some good examples of LLM based AI examples.
AI is a catch-all term for a product that is very useful for analyzing large amounts of data to recognize patterns/make predictions (think weather forecast for instance). Do not throw out the baby with the bath water…
Where’s @drunkcat to weigh in???
@catthegreat Perhaps hauled off by the other bots for disloyalty and insubordination.
Not every day …
/showme a cat chef preparing a penguin in a pot
@narfcake um what
@jouest Well, how else am I supposed to prepare formal chicken?
/showme a cat chef placing a penguin into a pressure cooker
I do not use it deliberately. It suggests the next word(s) I will use in an email and of course it often answers my Google searches. My highly computer competent and AI knowledgeable son and my brother use it, with caution.
Hard to avoid it, as so many web purveyors are so in love with it and summon it with incantations every time you touch your keyboard.
I use it with skepticism and caution. And on google search I scroll down first to see if there is something credible first. I also click on the links to see what AI stupidly used as references… I don’t think AI yet understands credible references.
@Kidsandliz A lot of humans don’t, either.
I use it all the time. I use it for medical advice, law advice, draft professional letters, recipes, anything and everything. Love it!!
@GzBiH Medical advice, where I already know the answer, has a good chance of being wrong or partly wrong with google’s AI answer so be careful. I googled the cancer I have to see what google’s AI would say. That was really, really wrong and mostly talked about a different version of non-hodgkin’s lymphoma (there are 80+ or them) that wasn’t even close. What I have is indolent and it was discussing an aggressive one.
@Kidsandliz since I started using ChatGPT, I hardly ever use google, honest. The truth is AI is still learning about us, it it won’t take long before it becomes an expert in almost everything.
Here’s what AI said about what to expect in 5-10 years.
Pros of AI in Human Life:
1. Efficiency & Automation
• AI can automate repetitive or dangerous tasks, reducing human workload and increasing productivity (e.g., factories, data entry, delivery, cleaning robots).
2. Medical Advancements
• AI helps doctors detect diseases earlier (like cancer or heart conditions), personalize treatment, and even assist in robotic surgeries.
3. Accessibility
• Tools like voice assistants, translation apps, and AI-generated captions help people with disabilities or language barriers access the world more easily.
4. Education for All
• AI can personalize education based on each student’s learning speed and style, helping more people succeed — including those in remote or underserved areas.
5. Smart Living
• AI powers smart homes, cities, and cars — making daily life more convenient, safe, and energy-efficient.
6. New Job Opportunities
• AI opens up new career fields (like AI ethics, data science, and robot maintenance) while transforming traditional industries.
⸻
Cons of AI in Human Life:
1. Job Displacement
• Many jobs, especially repetitive ones (like truck driving, cashiering, or basic customer service), may be lost to automation.
2. Privacy & Surveillance
• AI-powered tracking (facial recognition, voice monitoring, etc.) can be misused by governments or corporations to invade personal privacy.
3. Bias & Discrimination
• If trained on biased data, AI can reflect and even amplify unfair treatment (e.g., in hiring, policing, or lending).
4. Dependency & Laziness
• Relying too much on AI might reduce critical thinking, decision-making, or even basic skills like math or memory.
5. Security Risks
• AI can be used to create deepfakes, hack systems, or power autonomous weapons — leading to new types of cybercrime or warfare.
6. Loss of Human Connection
• If AI replaces too many social roles (teachers, therapists, friends), people may feel more isolated or emotionally disconnected.
My manager is constantly criticizing me because my emails are too wordy and she doesn’t want to spend time reading them, so I use A.I. to make my writing more concise before sending anything to her.
@heartny That was my job in marketing years ago. We would receive a long-winded request from an advertiser that I would streamline into two sentences (“they think we’re holding back and are asking for more money”). The salesfolk would have a choice reply (“no one has money this year; they’re being blind or dumb or, knowing them, both”) that I would spruce up into a lengthy rebuttal.
Honestly would be the best policy between the parties, but that would likely devolve into insults quickly.
I tried to make a picture, but I don’t know what words to use on the prompts, so I was never successful.
@klynb Well it could be anything.
/showme anything
“AI” is just another commodity technology in most regards. Hype-hounds will lose their minds over it, stalwarts will pen witty pieces in McSweeny’s lambasting it as something their parents never needed, and the rest of us are just along for the ride. As with cooking, the real thing is better, but for many reasons, an artificial imitation of the real thing dramatically faster, cheaper, or easier winds up preferred. Microwave popcorn, dried spices, and canned tomato paste all have their place.
Anytime a new AI ‘feature’ is forced on me by an update, I immediately ask it how to remove/disable it. They usually give detailed instructions that are incorrect, and I find the correct answer via non-AI ‘enhanced’ web search. There’s nothing good about any of them, and I expect they’re going to die out, but they’re going to go kicking and screaming and cause tons more harm than they already have along the way.
Sort of, kind of.
I am on my smartphone more than a computer, so I very much rely on autocorrect and Swype typing, which is loosely AI-assisted.
I don’t even trust someone else to cook my eggs for me much less drive me anywhere (I begrudgingly take public transportation).
AI is a tool and can be used for a lot of stuff. This over 2 yr old article in the NYT shows some good examples of LLM based AI examples.
AI is a catch-all term for a product that is very useful for analyzing large amounts of data to recognize patterns/make predictions (think weather forecast for instance).
Do not throw out the baby with the bath water…
BTW… I LOVE that there is an extra “s” in the background pic for this topic as well as the weird wording repetition.
@chienfou robotting is hard
“Almost none”. RIP trying to make yourselves feel better.