What Do You Think About AI?
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There’s a lot of buzz about artificial intelligence lately, and it made me curious enough to use it in a Google search to see how well it would sum up my work. Here’s what it had to say:
Her work is characterized by its warmth, relatability, and deep exploration of complex emotional themes, particularly those related to loss, grief, love, hope, and resilience. She writes with a deep knowledge of horses and humans and how those worlds intersect. She explores challenging subjects from a spiritual angle, combining her passion for storytelling with her love of horses and personal experiences, creating novels that resonate by addressing relatable themes of life, the power of connection, and the significance of family. Overall, she is an accomplished author with diverse experiences that enrich her writing.
I was astounded by how well AI characterized my writing, but also by how quickly it did its research and responded. That little wheel spun for only a few seconds before the answer appeared in black and white on my computer screen.
Will benefits outweigh risks?
While writing this blog, I used AI to ask if AI is good or bad. The answer: It is a powerful technology with the potential for both positive and negative impacts. It is neither inherently good nor bad. Its impact depends heavily on how it is developed and used. AI offers numerous benefits, such as automating tasks, improving efficiency, and providing personalized experiences, but it also presents risks like job displacement, privacy concerns, and the potential for bias.
How well will AI serve the world?
As AI moves to the forefront, there will be thousands of uses for it and compelling reasons why it should be a welcomed innovation. In medicine, it is hoped to accelerate new drug and medical device approvals, improve data management, enhance medical research, and improve healthcare delivery. I reported on healthcare for ten years and then worked in communications within healthcare for another ten, so all of that sounds good, but I’d still feel more comfortable knowing that highly intelligent humans were overseeing all results and recommendations. Should we be wondering how well AI will serve the world? As much good as it is expected to do, it can also be dangerous in the wrong hands. There are already a multitude of social media posts that we have to analyze to figure out if they’re real. Some are meant to be funny, but others are malicious and quite damaging.
Are we ready to trust AI?
Have you heard about rogue robots? I have, so I used AI to ask if robots are only as intelligent as the people who program them. The answer: Not entirely. While robots rely on human programming to learn and function, they can achieve and sometimes exceed human performance in specific tasks or domains. Should that scare us?
What are the ethics of using AI?
Every industry will eventually have a list of pros and cons in regard to AI. My eyes are on how it will play out in my profession—writing. Are students and professionals who use AI to write papers cheaters? Are public schools and colleges offering, or at least planning to offer, courses on the ethics of using it? There are rules about plagiarism. Is AI the same thing with different window dressing?
If you are a writer, is it appropriate to use it in your work? Shouldn’t a writer’s work be original? The author’s own thoughts on paper? If you need AI to write, are you really a writer? It’s understandable to use AI for research, but is it ethical to use it for actual writing?
What do you think about AI? Do you already use it? Do you plan to? Do you have any ethical dilemmas?
Until next time,
Jean
AKA The Strategic Chicken
-Making life’s journey one strategic step at a time.
