[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

[Mitchell I. Wolfe]

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On 2023-03-26 16:09, Robert Primak 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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