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Cliff Pennock
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JUL 19, 05:18 AM
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AI Hallucination, a phenomenon where AI generates convincing but false information, is currently a significant challenge. This issue arises logically due to how AI processes and "stores" data, although the latter term is a misconception. Many people who believe that AI can never match human intelligence or pose a threat often liken AI to a vast search engine with limited knowledge. However, this perspective misunderstands the underlying workings of AI.
Contrary to the belief that AI stores information, it does not have a database of facts to draw from. During its training, AI is exposed to vast amounts of data and facts, which reinforce existing neural pathways, much like how human memory functions. When posed with a question, AI follows these neural pathways and regurgitates any information it encounters along them. However, it lacks the equivalent of human "long-term memory." In our brains, when we reach a point along these pathways where we can no longer verify information from our long-term memory, we stop speculating or providing answers. AI, lacking long-term memory (at least for now), continues producing responses until the pathways become weak and illogical.
Let's illustrate this with an example. Suppose AI is trained on data about ten horses, with horses 1 to 9 being skilled in jumping, galloping, trotting, and a unique ability called the Spanish Walk. Horse 10 possesses all the abilities except the Spanish Walk, but it can walk backward, which none of the other horses can do. If you were to ask AI to describe horse 10, it would correctly mention its ability to walk backward since that information lies along a specific pathway. However, as AI follows a shared pathway with the other horses, it would incorrectly state that horse 10 can also perform the Spanish Walk.
In humans, we either "know" that horse 10 can't perform the Spanish Walk because that information is separately stored in our long-term memory, or we lack information about it in our long-term memory, in which case we might refrain from making a definitive statement about its ability or make an assumption based on what seems logical. The key difference lies in our ability to make choices based on our knowledge or intuition. AI lacks this capability due to its absence of long-term memory, leading it to continue providing "facts" until the pathways become unreliable and inconsistent.
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Cliff Pennock
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JUL 19, 05:20 AM
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BTW, if you notice my English has improved, that's because I now write my answers in Dutch and have AI translate it to English. đ
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MidEngineManiac
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JUL 19, 09:47 AM
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Jake_Dragon
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JUL 19, 01:30 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Marvin McInnis:
"Simple incompetence is a far more sinister force in the world than evil intent."
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Right next to greed.
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fredtoast
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JUL 21, 06:54 PM
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I don't know enough about the technology of AI to comment on how dangerous it can be. But I know it is going to completely re-shape our society. It will eliminate millions of jobs. We will have to completely restructure our culture to adapt to this.
The first really big impact will probably be truck drivers. AI trucks will run 24 hours a day with fewer mistakes.[This message has been edited by fredtoast (edited 07-21-2023).]
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Patrick
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JUL 22, 12:34 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by fredtoast:
The first really big impact will probably be truck drivers. AI trucks will run 24 hours a day with fewer mistakes.
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Damn... Sonny Pruitt and Will Chandler will need to be Movin' On.
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PhatMax
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JUL 22, 09:18 AM
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Interesting topicâŚ.. I do believe just shutting AI off wonât workâŚmost likely because itâs âin the wildâ now and probably inserted itself everywhere. Also not sure it would have to deploy weapons to kill us allâŚ..it could just randomly turn of our infrastructure off in key places (water, electricâŚetc) most humans would freak out and probably just kill themselves.
Jake, the wife and I literally laughed out loudâŚâŚawesome wit.
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maryjane
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JUL 22, 10:15 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by PhatMax:
Interesting topicâŚ.. I do believe just shutting AI off wonât workâŚmost likely because itâs âin the wildâ now and probably inserted itself everywhere. Also not sure it would have to deploy weapons to kill us allâŚ..it could just randomly turn of our infrastructure off in key places (water, electricâŚetc) most humans would freak out and probably just kill themselves.
Jake, the wife and I literally laughed out loudâŚâŚawesome wit. |
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I'm someone that spent the first 30-40 years of his life without computers of any kind...even a great deal of it without little calculators..used an adding machine and manual typewriter.
WHY THE HELL WOULD ANYONE KILL THEMSELVES OVER THIS?
jeeze..
Power would eventually be restored even if they had to return to manual buss switches.
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Jake_Dragon
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JUL 22, 01:13 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
I'm someone that spent the first 30-40 years of his life without computers of any kind...even a great deal of it without little calculators..used an adding machine and manual typewriter.
WHY THE HELL WOULD ANYONE KILL THEMSELVES OVER THIS?
jeeze..
Power would eventually be restored even if they had to return to manual buss switches.
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Power outages will cost lives, there is no way around that. How long before we turn on each other?
Personally I would not want to be on the west coast for a prolonged outage. It would get ugly pretty quick.
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williegoat
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JUL 22, 01:59 PM
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An interesting and somewhat disturbing ad popped up at the bottom of this thread:
AI is a misnomer, it has nothing to do with intelligence. I still believe we should develop it, but we should not trust it.
AI lacks wisdom.
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