forgiveangel t1_j3bnrth wrote on January 7, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Reply to comment by akmp40 in Professors discuss what ChatGPT means for their future by brianpeiris

I hope that AI can stream line more menial tasks, but . Small example, traveling in 2000 vs 2023, using the map vs a smart phone. Weirdly enough, I hope it's use may promote more critical thinking. At least in it's current form. It isn't perfect, so we become more editors then "writers". But need to challenge it in order for it to adjust to ours specific needs. Once adjust that tool become second nature. Almost like the time takes to learn a skill. In principle, it sound greate to off load that "stress" of learning, but I do have my concerns. For one thing, current social media's entire business model is centered around abuse's the dopamine pathways that were probably designed for something less intense and more infrequent. So, if we alleviate some stresses of mastery, how will the human body adapt? Maybe humans need some amount of stress to thrive? There is still so much to understand, esp for me to understand.

Interesting-Clerk-91 t1_j3bp0k1 wrote on January 7, 2023 at 12:02 PM

"I hope that AI can stream line more menial tasks... "

Yes, more of this please. If I can give AI a series of verbal commands on how to do a tedious task like editing thousands of pages of text and use the proper images supplied that correspond to the text. This is the proper use of AI. There are millions of redundant tasks that can't be simply automated because they need to be context sensitive. I'm not expecting it to do it perfectly, but a base line starting point so I don't have to start from scratch is what is desperately needed. Or a means of interpreting abstract data like images.

I don't want or need a trivia bot. And everyone is coming out with a trivia bot that is more or less the same as the other trivia bots and then wanting to start a company with a 20 billion dollar valuation. I'm sick of that crap.

I don't want a chatbot. I feel like these are really useful propaganda tools. We're at a point where, how can you know that I'm not a bot?!

At some point in the future the bots are going to be spamming the hell out of social media platforms if they aren't already. It'll be one bot fighting another bot.

forgiveangel t1_j3br6t9 wrote on January 7, 2023 at 12:28 PM

> This is the proper use of AI

I'm not sure I'd agree, but I also don't disagree. It is still in the early stages of what is possible and getting it in the hands of consumers. For me, I find it helpful to connect abstract thoughts like, a Shakespearean style rap song about the struggles of putting on a shoe. Or in my day to day, connection two programming related tools together. It's like amazing for being curious as if you were a 5 year old asking "why?". The danger comes from just accepting without challenging which I may have stated earlier.

> If I can give AI a series of verbal commands on how to do a tedious task like editing thousands of pages of text and use the proper images supplied that correspond to the text.

We are already see similar use cases at least on a simpler level. Cover letters can be generated from job descriptions and resume, click bait short article/blog shops are nearly obsolete. > At some point in the future the bots are going to be spamming the hell out of social media platforms if they aren't already. It'll be one bot fighting another bot.

Yea, we need critical thinking and personally my hope is that we move away from the need of social media, or at least moves to 4th place in our attention, students using it for their homework. To me, holding back progress to keep an old system doesn't help. AI has the potential to change our current systems, but as it is a tool it can go off the other end as we've seen in movie with AI taking over, but I think is will be more corporate greed/ people in power may use it for control. Hence, why being skeptical and critical thinking is now more important then ever.