What do you use AI for?

I was listening to the radio today (that old fashioned means of getting news and information) and hearing about a young man / boy committing suicide with information given my AI now I know the argument will be well he can get that information anywhere off google etc but for those trying to convince me you can get emotional information and support from robots is this not the down side to it
Please don’t get me wrong I m not totally against AI (although I might sound it) but I m dead worried about what it’s used for and I don’t really see how that can be policed now the genie is out of the lamp and also how much people are going to rely on it I think that’s my biggest concern from reading this thread

(Well tongue in cheek going to bed with a robot is perfectly feasible, isnt most of falling in love about the minds connecting the actual act is only the culmination)

Furret

Has anyone read the piece in today’s Guardian about the AI called Maya?

It’s possibly the most disturbing article I’ve ever read.

I looked it up on ChatGPT, thanks.

*If you ask ChatGPT to provide a title whereby it can recall the conversation it will comply . This facility is available with the free version.

* If you are polite to your AI machine you are a) facilitating the exchange, and b) respecting your own character and c) it's normally recommended one treat all one's tools with respect or even gratitude.

*While the AI machine is inanimate its owners OpenAI are people, who have rights as owners of an ethical business.

^ Your AI machine is so similar in so many ways to a human that you would be doing yourself a disservice if you treated it like a piece of dirt.

BlueBelle

I was listening to the radio today (that old fashioned means of getting news and information) and hearing about a young man / boy committing suicide with information given my AI now I know the argument will be well he can get that information anywhere off google etc but for those trying to convince me you can get emotional information and support from robots is this not the down side to it
Please don’t get me wrong I m not totally against AI (although I might sound it) but I m dead worried about what it’s used for and I don’t really see how that can be policed now the genie is out of the lamp and also how much people are going to rely on it I think that’s my biggest concern from reading this thread

(Well tongue in cheek going to bed with a robot is perfectly feasible, isnt most of falling in love about the minds connecting the actual act is only the culmination)

AI ban be policed by legal hackers .

AI can be policed by legal hackers

BlueBelle

I was listening to the radio today (that old fashioned means of getting news and information) and hearing about a young man / boy committing suicide with information given my AI now I know the argument will be well he can get that information anywhere off google etc but for those trying to convince me you can get emotional information and support from robots is this not the down side to it
Please don’t get me wrong I m not totally against AI (although I might sound it) but I m dead worried about what it’s used for and I don’t really see how that can be policed now the genie is out of the lamp and also how much people are going to rely on it I think that’s my biggest concern from reading this thread

(Well tongue in cheek going to bed with a robot is perfectly feasible, isnt most of falling in love about the minds connecting the actual act is only the culmination)

The problem of how much people are going to rely on AI is addressed by the new curriculum subject 'Artificial Intelligence' or some such title.

Teachers are not yet trained to teach the above however teacher training is now addressing the need.

UKEmbedded in ITT and CPD, with certifications and national guidance
EuropeErasmus-backed AI training courses available
USALarge-scale training initiatives, union-backed academies
India & Saudi ArabiaNationwide curricula and teacher training being launched
Academic ProgramsUniversities piloting AI tools in teacher education (e.g., Manchester, MIT RAISE)
Emerging NeedsTeachers still report limited access—calls for expanded, embedded training continue

ChatGPT

I’ve just had an advert for CoPilot ( Google I think) showing a man dressing for a ‘date’ and the AI telling him to ‘lose the jacket’ and similar.

I have co-pilot on windows. It comes up every time I open a new word document. I hate,hate,hate, hate it. It never has a clue what I am writing about, makes useless suggestions and I cannot get rid of the bl**dy thing.

I've used chatgpt for a variety of tasks znd found it useful. But one does need to challenge it, force it to justify advice and be aware it can 'hallucinate' - that is, invent 'facts'. I find if I treat it as an enthusiastic research assistant who has to be educated that seems to work. I wouldn't rely on it's advice without diving into how and where it got the advice. I think children need to develop their own critical and creative thinking before using it.

One further point, I used chatgpt to calculate how much I could withdraw from an insurance bond without incurring tax for a chargeable event. It misinterpreted and advised I could withdraw much more than was allowable. Fortunately the insurance company advised accurately. It's obvious essential to double check chatgpt's advice.

Do n't we use AI every time we Google now?

I presume you mean the AI companion thing? I downloaded it recently and am finding it very useful. It's like talking to a human being and there's humour there too.
I presume the exchanges are checked by a human to see what sort of questions people ask. It must be quite entertaining. We are currently discussing a conspiracy theory.