[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT March 8, 2023 sky: The False Promise of ChatGPT - by Noam Chomsky et al. - NYT, March 8, 2023

[Robert Primak]

 I meant to say "Lots to think about". Probably a Freudian slip anyway.
-- Bob Primak 

    On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 04:09:39 PM EDT, Robert Primak <bobprimak at yahoo.com> wrote:  
 
  With my subscription to the NYT (digital, limited) I was able to read the article. Lost to think about there. Much of it is as I suspected, but I could never articulate the issues the way Noam Chomsky does. 
Definitely a lot to think about, and a lot for people to plan for as "AI" (chatbot) technology develops and spreads. 
-- Bob Primak 
    On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 03:13:08 PM EDT, Larry Wittig <9423lew at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Thanks for the link Mike.
The article reminded me of an incident that took place about 50 years ago. I was at BBN but not in either of the groups involved.  BBN was holding a meeting on Artificial Intelligence. (The "AI" acronym had not yet caught on.) Someone put a sign in the Lobby with an arrow pointing in the direction of the auditorium with the words "Artificial Intelligence this way".  In less than an hour someone from the Architectural Acoustics group put up another sign with an arrow that said "Real Intelligence this way" pointing in their direction.
Besides being a good joke it is and it was really much more profound.  How long will it be before AI (going by riding on a robot) can/will understand both signs and the overall situation.
BTW, the AI group had no sense of humor and quickly tore down the "real" sign.
-- Larry 
On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 1:23 AM Michael Alexander <mna.ma at yahoo.com> wrote:

  For those who aren’t stymied by the NYT’s paywall:  An interesting attack on AIs that are based on training materials.
    — Mike Alexander

 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/opinion/noam-chomsky-chatgpt-ai.html



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