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I had a coworker come to me with an "issue" he learned about. It was wrong and it wasn't really an issue and the it came out that he got it from ChatGPT and didn't really know what he was talking about, nor could he cite an actual source.
I've also played around with it and it's given me straight up wrong answers. I don't think it's really worth it.
It's just predictive text, it's not really AI.
I concur. ChatGPT is, in fact, not an AI; rather, it operates as a predictive text tool. This is the reason behind the numerous errors it tends to generate and its lack of self-review prior to generating responses is clearest indication of it not being an AI. You can identify instances where CHATGPT provides incorrect information, you correct it, and within 5 seconds of asking again, it repeat the same inaccurate information in its response.
It's definitely not artificial general intelligence, but it's for sure AI.
None of the criteria you mentioned are needed for it be labeled as AI. Definition from Oxford Libraries:
It definitely fits in this category. It is being used in ways that previously, customer support or a domain expert was needed to talk to. Yes, it makes mistakes, but so do humans. And even if talking to a human would still be better, it's still a useful AI tool, even if it's not flawless yet.
It just seems to me that by this definition, the moment we figure out how to do something with a computer, it ceases to be AI because it no longer requires human intelligence to accomplish.
As Larry Tesler once said "AI is whatever hasn't been done yet."
I guess the word "normally" takes care of that. It implies a situation outside of the program in question.
i think learning where it can actually help is a bit of an art - it's just predictive text, but it's very good predictive text - if you know what you need and get good and giving it the right input it can save a huge about of time. you're right though, it doesn't offer much if you don't already know what you need.
More often than not you need to be very specific and have some knowledge on the stuff you ask it.
However, you can guide it to give you exactly what you want. I feel like knowing how to interact with GPT itβs becoming similar as being good at googling stuff.
Isn't that what humans also do and it's what makes us intelligent? We analyze patterns and predict what will come next.