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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Contaminating college admissions? Let’s just say that those essays aren’t by Elia.
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Bubblelicious? Emma talks with Ed Zitro, who thinks the hype is turning into hyperventilation and that the AI bubble is getting ready to burst because it’s not financially sustainable. AI is not providing ROI to its investors because, well, when put to the test, it’s really not “intelligence.”
It doesn’t cogitate; it merely regurgitates.
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Full of itself? Overflowing, baby.
DOGE Bull 0
Ring of Fire discusses a whistleblower’s report that DOGE compromised almost every living American’s social security number by uploading them to the cloud.
Afterthought:
Just because someone knows how to make computers dance jigs, it doesn’t mean he or she knows how stuff works in the bigger wider world.
Q. E. D.
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Mind-numbing? At Psychology Today Blogs, Cornelia C. Walther warns that relying on AI can dumb us down. A snippte:
She goes on to offer some techniques to negate the negative.
In related new, El Reg reports on the newly-instituted AI Darwin Awards.
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A tool for learning? At Psychology Today Blogs, Michael Hogan warns us that “(o)ver-reliance on AI risks eroding students’ knowledge and skill development through reduced cognitive effort.”
The Crypto Con Artists 0
Emma talks with Molly White, crypto and tech industry researcher, about the Trump family’s participation in the crypto con and about the larger con that is crypto.
You can visit Molly White’s website.
Aside:
Emma uses the phrase “cryto industry.” I guess, if an industry can be based on thin air and maintained by wishful thinking, that might be a valid phras–oh, never mind.
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Always sure of itself? Is a hot air balloon high on its own supply?
At Psychology Today Blogs, Mona S. Weissmark cautions, “Don’t be fooled by bloviating bots.” She notes:
Follow the link for some tips as to how not be taken in by over confident-sounding erroneous bots.
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Bubblelicious? At El Reg, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols argues that the AI bubble of hysterical hype is about to burst. A snippet:
Follow the link for context.
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A competent source of medical advice? At Psychology Today Blogs, David Weitzner suggests that you’d best duck the quack.
Facebook Frolics 0
The Zuckerborg’s AI is involuntarily assimilating celebrities without their permission.
Words fail me.
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An illusion created by an algorithm? At Psychology Today Blogs, John Nosta notes that “AI’s fluency creates the illusion of thought, but no cognition lies behind it.”
He goes on to point out
His whole piece is worth a read.
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Able to take responsibility for its actions? Per Joe Patrice at Above the Law, we may soon find out.
The Off-Line Scam 0
Writing at Psychology Today Blogs of a scam from two centuries ago, Matthew Facciani sees similarities with today’s online scams.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Secure? That bridge in Brooklyn is still on the market.
Security maven Bruce Schneier points out (emphasis added):
Details at the link.
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As a matter of fact, let’s make that bleeping stupid.
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Hazardous? Per Timothy Cook (no relation to Tim Apple), “New research shows how prolonged AI interactions distort some users’ sense of reality.”