I wonder if the entire topic is being skewed because of the term "Artificial Intelligence" itself…
When we use the word 'Computer' do we refer to a little hunched over PhD student with chipped wings psychologically scurrying around NASA with a pencil behind both ears?
( not the same pencil… two pencils, one for each ear )
That term 'Computer' no longer means the above, and we use it like slang now. 'Xerox' is an excellent bad example of the same idea ( because it is a brand ) … Certain terms just change meaning because the unwashed masses want to point and make grunting sounds and be immediately ‘understood’ … Same is true for 'AI' it seems like, now…
When I write a program, what difference, really, is there between that and 'AI' per se? Those of us who have written shell scripts or chat bots or pretty much any kind of function or method or callback ( same thing in different use case ) are essentially writing 'AI' in the sense some goes in, and something comes back, somehow operated on… whether badly or not is based on the programmer(s)
Now, being stupid takes a lot of work, and ‘people’ ( different concept from ‘person’ ) already specialize in this way before 'AI' came around.
Who in their “right mind” would pick up a book and trust it without scrutiny? And some 'humans' ( undefined word in >99.99% of cases ) write so badly they are actually doing us a favor by just copying others and not telling us. Seems like 'AI' to me there too.
In working to get through this now that the space is not still in the cave-man days… I finally poked through the prejudice and installed ollama on a ‘burner’ machine… and at the prompt, I my first command to respond was:
>>> What is destiny?
Answer
Destiny refers to the idea that a person’s life has a predetermined course or path that is set in motion before they are born, and that
their choices and actions are influenced by this predestined plan. The concept of destiny is often linked to the idea of fate, which
suggests that the outcome of events is predetermined and cannot be changed.
In many cultures and belief systems, destiny is seen as a guiding force that shapes an individual’s life, influencing their experiences,
successes, and failures. It can also refer to the ultimate purpose or direction that a person is meant to fulfill in life.
There are different interpretations of destiny, including:
- Determinism: The idea that every event, including human decisions, is predetermined by a higher power or natural laws.
- Free will: The concept that individuals have control over their choices and actions, which shape their destiny.
- Personal prophecy: The notion that each person has a unique path to follow, guided by their own inner wisdom and intuition.
Some common themes associated with destiny include:
- Cycles of life: The idea that human experiences are part of larger cycles or patterns, such as birth, growth, decay, and rebirth.
- Karma: The concept that an individual’s actions in one lifetime influence their circumstances in future lifetimes.
- Spiritual purpose: The notion that each person has a unique role to play in the world, contributing to the greater good or fulfilling
a specific life mission.
Throughout history and across various cultures, people have grappled with the concept of destiny, seeking answers to questions such as:
- What is my purpose in life?
- Why do I experience certain challenges or successes?
- Is my path predetermined, or can I shape my own future?
Ultimately, the nature of destiny remains a subject of debate and exploration, with many individuals believing that it is a guiding force
that shapes their lives, while others see it as an illusion created by our perceptions.
Before you open that ask yourself… would you ‘trust’ the answer from a 'person' any more than any other text provider?
'People' have a midlife “right this” going on and finally hit the “reductio ad absurdum” point, where the mirror is in our face… ‘we’ have been lazy since … pretty much always … Now, it got so bad now ‘we’ are tired of thinking in general and started relying on 'Computers' for that too.
But 'Computers' were relied on for everything else ( by ‘people’ versus ‘persons’ ) waaaaay before this point anyway. The fact we call it 'AI' now does not change the fact this is exactly the same as 'Computer' with more software in the implied meaning, and a lot more implications…
‘Thinking’ out loud here… but ‘trust’ is the wrong word, just like with 'AI' because as a code maintainer, for example, I can barely think of even 1 example of a programmer that I ‘trust’ … When someone “wrote code” to me that means something I will need to review in a Merge/Pull Request instead of write myself. Again… how is that different now?
When was ‘trust’ going on originally? I can’t think of ( actually ) ever having ‘trust’ to begin with! Even just marriage was a death defying leap into ‘trust’ and that is the only example I can think of where the word 'trust' applies… actually.
I feel like this word 'trust' is being thrown around, then a ton of undefined words get added, and now we are in a situation of defending positions that never existed.
As I challenge my own prejudice and unlearn the total nonsense brand-image created by hype… I find myself staring at yet another naked emperor
Do we ‘trust’ search engines? Do ‘we’ ‘trust’ ‘news’ headlines?
I seem to have talked myself out of believing the propaganda finally to realize that 'AI' is just yet another undefined term and it is up to ‘me’ to even understand what it means, whether it is already something I know intimately or not, whether it fits or not, where it fits if it does, and when it is a good idea… same as basically every other consideration… As long as it runs on my own systems, does not “phone home” to any others, and can be jailed, use discreet data sets and nothing else, and be observed closely… again just like anything and everything else … Cool! New powers for my 'Computer' yet again!
Whew, feels good to be done with caring about ‘that’ any more as if it were even a real term and not just the exact same thing already going on
From Ubuntu to Fedora, From VScode, VScodum to Cursor Editor and this is much useful.