Artificial Intelligence for the Novice User

When you’re choosing an AI, look for one that respects privacy — that means it keeps your information safe and doesn’t share it without permission. Also, good AI should be clear about what it can and cannot do, so you don’t get tricked or confused.

Using AI responsibly means checking the facts it gives you and not believing everything it says right away. AI can make mistakes or be biased, just like people.

In the end, AI is a tool — a powerful one — but it’s up to us to use it wisely. Choosing the right AI and using it carefully can help us all get the best out of this new technology.

I've been having fun with ChatGPT recently. Apart from more frivolous queries it's answered with some very useful and well presented info.

Same here,Aveline.

I particularly like the way one can get back to ChatGPT and say for instance "No I did not mean that , could you please tell me instead about -"
Or ask ChatGPT to say the information using easier language for instance. Google is better in respect of more up to date info. as Google has a continuous input from the internet crawler and does not have to rely on training.

ChatGPT is brilliant.

I’m already using it to compile my weekly menu - putting the the parameters I want. So this week I asked for a menu based on the countries of the world. It gives me a shopping list to go with it.

I have just asked for ideas for plants that compliment salvia kisses and wishes with dahlia crème de cassis. Lots of choice and ideas.

I’ve also asked it to plan a new bed in the garden. It has given me the actual plan plus planting list plus seasonal care etc.

It is going to put so many people out of a job!!!

And there’s the rub whitewavemark2 it’s already affecting the book publishing scene and the music industry.

Caleo

When you’re choosing an AI, look for one that respects privacy — that means it keeps your information safe and doesn’t share it without permission. Also, good AI should be clear about what it can and cannot do, so you don’t get tricked or confused.

Using AI responsibly means checking the facts it gives you and not believing everything it says right away. AI can make mistakes or be biased, just like people.

In the end, AI is a tool — a powerful one — but it’s up to us to use it wisely. Choosing the right AI and using it carefully can help us all get the best out of this new technology.

Am very impressed as you say that you’re 93 years old! Can’t be many of that age to be so enthusiastic about using AI.

AI thinks my OH is a world famous shoemaker (he is not), then when asked about what he actually does AI said ‘and he is famous for that as well’ . Doesn’t give me much faith in AI’s abilities.

I find the whole AI thing scary. There is a Facebook page where people post photos and ask for changes to be made. One person posted a picture of their special needs child in bed attached to all sorts of medical equipment, and asked if anyone could do anything with it, and somebody created a film of the child removing all the tubes, then standing up smiling and walking away. Just another way we can’t believe what we see!

The reason I checked out ChatGPT was after a friend told me about it. She has dyslexia but is also secretary of a club and has to take minutes. She's very self conscious about her spelling and grammar. She enters in what she has written and asks that it be turned into more formal language and hey presto it churns out perfect minutes.

I use ChatGPT for emails. I also use Siri and Alexa. I have never read the small print re data etc , probably no better or worse than Gransnet.

Elowen, all AI machines are potentially more dangerous than Gransnet.

For instance at Gransnet a poster can ask a question , anything from "What is the difference between communism and socialism" to " Best way to clean bathroom tiles" to "AIBU to fear my controlling daughter?"
The Grans who answer are not paid to answer as they do, so each answer is genuine. But an AI machine is owned by people who may have a financial interest in the reply their machine gives you.
This is why it's best to ask the AI machine what its ethics are., and why. Some AI machines are trained to give more ethical answers.

Yes Oreo, to date my brain is healthy, and I know I 'm very lucky.

Aveline

The reason I checked out ChatGPT was after a friend told me about it. She has dyslexia but is also secretary of a club and has to take minutes. She's very self conscious about her spelling and grammar. She enters in what she has written and asks that it be turned into more formal language and hey presto it churns out perfect minutes.

I understand that would be the very best and most ethical reason to use AI. ChatGPT for instance specialises in synthesising language.

Your friend must be an excellent secretary!

I tested the legal advice given with some obscure and difficult questions. The answers on chatGPT were accurate and well written.
Another profession that could lose out.

Aveline

The reason I checked out ChatGPT was after a friend told me about it. She has dyslexia but is also secretary of a club and has to take minutes. She's very self conscious about her spelling and grammar. She enters in what she has written and asks that it be turned into more formal language and hey presto it churns out perfect minutes.

My Consultant asked me if I minded if he used AI to record our consultation. He said it would record it, précis it and make a concise record then the rest would be deleted. It would save him scribbling notes as we talked.
I did say it would be fine but I'm wondering if the conversation was deleted altogether.

Whitewavemark2

ChatGPT is brilliant.

I’m already using it to compile my weekly menu - putting the the parameters I want. So this week I asked for a menu based on the countries of the world. It gives me a shopping list to go with it.

I have just asked for ideas for plants that compliment salvia kisses and wishes with dahlia crème de cassis. Lots of choice and ideas.

I’ve also asked it to plan a new bed in the garden. It has given me the actual plan plus planting list plus seasonal care etc.

It is going to put so many people out of a job!!!

You are adventurous!

If it's Friday it's fish, if it's Tuesday it's a different fish 😁

Let me know if AI plants the bed out for you then keeps it watered - I might be interested.

AI certainly helps to clear away any mental weeds, Allira. The questionable bit is 'Is it not even better to keep your own evaluations in good working order by own efforts".

Do you mean to imply that actually getting down to effortful real digging in the soil and so forth helps learning about the plants? If so that point is worth debating. I bet ChatGPT would debate it without bias!

It's too hot, Caleo
And the watering cans get heavier the older I get 👩‍🌾

Just chatting about this last night and a friend said that he'd entered a document for fun and asked that it be rewritten in the style of Billy Connolly! Apparently the result was brilliant.

We can all become comedians 😯

I’d rather try & write my thoughts & feelings, than depend on AI.
Some of the grans write so eloquently, hopefully not down to AI.

I think it’s cheating to some extent.

LauraNorderr

I tested the legal advice given with some obscure and difficult questions. The answers on chatGPT were accurate and well written.
Another profession that could lose out.

There are some professions where knowledge can be got by parroting knowledge, I wonder if the law is such as profession. Medicine for instance can't be taught by AI as medicine is art and well as science.