• Kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    They are both useful and both jokes.

    Depends what exactly we are talking about.

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        2 months ago

        I’m no AI fan by any means, but it’s really good at pointing directions, or rather, introducing you to topics that you didn’t know how to start researching.

        I often find myself asking: “Hey AI, I want to do this very specific thing but I don’t really know what it is called, can you help me?”. And sure enough I get the starting point, so I can close that down and search on my own.

        Otherwise, trying to learn anything in depth there is just a footgun.

        ^(edit: typo)

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          I’m seconding this and adding to it. AI is terrible for factual information but great at relative knowledge and reframing.

          I use it as a starting off point in writing research when I can’t get relevant search results. Most recently, I asked it about urban legends in modern day Louisiana and got a list for more in-depth searches, most were accurate.

          It’s good at mocking up accents and patterns of speech relative to a location/time as well.

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                2 months ago

                How would I search something I don’t know how it’s called? As I explained the AI is just responsible to tell me “hey this thing X exists”, and after that I go look for it on my own.

                Why am I a moron? Isn’t it the same as asking another person and then doing the heavy lifting yourself?

                ^(edit: typo)

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                    2 months ago

                    Jesus, I don’t know who hurt you or why you are so salty like that.

                    I’ll stop the conversation here, funnily enough, the way you keep repeating the same thing in a different way is just like AI.

                    My best wishes to you.

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            2 months ago

            No way the vast majority of people are getting things right more than 80% of the time. On their owned trained tasks, sure, but random knowledge? Nope. The AI holds a more intelligent conversation than most of humanity. It says a lot about humanity.