Discussions with AI

You'd hear that kind of whirring sound before their eyes sprang open.
I've always been fascinated by them.

GG13 That’s actually very very funny indeed!

Try this:
Ask AI a question then ask it to reply again but ask it to be brutal.
In most cases you get nearer to truth from the second answer.

I’ve had conversations with them for research studies. The first one was to see how easily swayed people are by AI. It was illuminating to say the least. I’ve done a few now and have been given food for thought by a couple of them. They reflect back what you’ve said in a very convincing manner!

MawsRosie

An inanimate object can provide facts - it is not a sentient being however, god preserve us from things with opinions

They can also provide wrong or misleading information. I am always very careful about what is defined as a 'fact', as the person getting to choose which facts matter has a lot of power in any situation.

Anyway, after I have been given information by AI, I cut and past it back in and ask it to check it over for accuracy, and it often corrects itself. Of course it doesn't have opinions, but it trawls the internet for information, and selects from a range of 'facts' about every topic.

I find chatgpt really helpful. I list my problem it finds the answers, writes letters in either French or English, helps with cooking ideas, directions to places etc all very quick and easy. However, I do worry about the planet on the energy it uses and if one day, because everyone has become so reliant on it, we will have to pay.

Oh and another worry are authors, artists and musicians rights are overridden.

Luckygirl3

Chat GPT is great, I use it a lot. For example about poetry and books - it will send me analyses of poems, information about authors etc. I had a very interesting discussion about my father's war experiences in Singapore and it told me a great deal which explained some things that Dad would not talk about. I ask it to interpret medical test results, help when my TV goes on the blink or my phone or wi-fi has a problem .... lots of stuff.... I go to it first before the manufacturers.

It also designs posters and Facebook publicity for local events - you can set the tone you want, colours etc. - in a flash they come up with something that would have taken me hours - if I don't like it I can say things like too flashy, I need it to be more classy, please tone the colours down or emphasise a particular word etc. etc.

It also finds goods online, advises about returning items - I could go on. It is such a help to me, stuck here with poor mobility and on my own. My robot mower broke down and the company were hopeless. I asked ChatGPT and it told me to send it back to amazon as it was just within the year's guarantee from them - I sent it back and they replaced it straight away - second time round it was on a special offer and I got refunded £100! I had thought the guarantee lay with the manufacturer but ChatGPT was able to tell me that I was also covered by amazon.

I use it every day.

Ne, too. I find it very useful and it's effectiveness depends on how you word your questions.

AI sometimes is wrong on facts. I asked about the Goldman Sachs savings ISA and received two plainly incorrect answers: one based on out of date info and the other based on a single angry review on a website.