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In the near future, it is projected that contrarians will gain self awareness. (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I think AI is neat.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, that's the issue at the heart of it I think.
How much should we cater our choice of words to those who know the least?

I'm not an academic, and I don't work with AI, but I do work with computers and I know the distinction between AI and general AI.

I have a little irritation at the theme, given I work in the security industry and it's now difficult to use the more common abbreviation for cryptography without getting Bitcoin mixed up in everything.

All that aside, the point is that people talking about how it's not "real AI" often come across as people who don't know what they're talking about, which was the point of the image.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

All that aside, the point is that people talking about how it’s not “real AI” often come across as people who don’t know what they’re talking about, which was the point of the image.

The funny part is, as I mention in my comment, isn't that how both parties to these conversations feel? The problem is they're talking past each other, but the worst part is, arguably the more educated participant should be more apt to recognize this and clarify or better yet, ask for clarification so they can see where the disconnect is emerging to improve communication.

Also, let's remember that it's not the laypeople describing the technology in general personified terms like "learning" or "hallucinating", which furthers some of the grumbling.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Well, I don't generally expect an academic level of discourse out of image macros found on the Internet.
Usually when I see people talking about it, I do see people making clarifying comments and asking questions like you describe. Sorta like when I described how AI is an umbrella term.

I'm not sure I'd say that learning and hallucinating are personified terms. We see both of those out of any organism complex enough to have something that works like a nervous system, for example.