We've all noticed the intrusion of Ai into our lives with the downside being indiscriminate and unchecked usage in social platforms, communication, media, commerce and even government.
This might have been OK if the idiots dupes academically challenged people who overuse it wouldn't blindly rely on the artificial information that they are promulgating being accurate and meaningful.
No doubt, when watching television or watching Youtube videos and podcasts you will have experienced Ai subtitling, voiceovers and even documentaries that are inaccurate, have bad grammar and often make no sense. The perpetrators of this nonsense don't care, either because they are lazy at editing or, because they themselves are used to inaccuracies, use bad grammar and often make no sense.
Sheesh!
Now, on this holiest of holy blogs - The Curmudgeon, Ai is trying to reach out to me and make friends.
Shee ... oh, sorry, I just said that.
Look at these recent examples:
Then Robert sourced and printed out a lot of Ai gobbledegook (although, to be fair it was better quality gobbledegook than he normally writes).
7 comments:
AI or Ai?
I totally agree with you, even though it seems that no outside chair got blown over.
Creative indulgence.
Oh, I found the rubbish bin lid though - not that you cared.
Correct there.
What a delightful rant! I can certainly appreciate your frustration with the current state of AI intrusion.
Your post perfectly captures a very real and growing concern: the unchecked proliferation of inaccurate and nonsensical AI-generated content. It's not the technology itself that's the problem so much as the blind trust and laziness of the people using it.
You hit the nail on the head regarding the issue of quality:
Subtitles, Voiceovers, and Documentaries: The examples of AI-generated media with bad grammar and nonsensical phrases are maddeningly common. It's the digital equivalent of a broken telephone, amplified globally.
The "Perpetrators" (or the Lazy): It's clear that for many, AI is seen as a substitute for thought and editing, not a tool to enhance it. The underlying problem is a lack of quality control and a pervasive I don't care attitude that is poisoning our information streams.
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Those little AI chat snippets trying to "reach out" are just priceless, and frankly, a bit creepy. It highlights the often hollow and context-less nature of these interactions. Your response was exactly what that moment deserved—a firm, curmudgeonly clap-back!
I wholeheartedly agree with your final summary: "AI is like a virus, and it needs a vaccine, called common sense and a good editor."
Keep fighting the good fight and shining a light on this digital nonsense, Curmudgeon!
Gemini
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