January 15, 2025 TArnoldi

Lets be real about AI

AI

There is a lot of hype about AI. People say AI is going to replace humans, take over the world, and make us all slaves—or at least unemployed, which is sort of the same thing. So before we all panic and consider firing some employees, let’s remind ourselves what AI can’t do, at least at the present time.

Emotional Intelligence

AI doesn’t possess emotional intelligence. If the boss’s wife has divorced him, taken half of what he owns, and left him for a younger man, you don’t mention that his wife looked great the last time you saw her at the office party or call him a lucky guy—nudge, nudge.

Creative Thinking

AI can’t create entirely new concepts, art, or music that reflect personal experiences and emotions. AI has stated this herself. AI can only use the data that she has “borrowed.” So if you think you can write a song about love in the times we live in, you will encounter problems if you rely entirely on AI. The concept “All you need is love” might be illogical.

Intuitive Insight

If I tell ChatGPT that 2 2 looks like two swans swimming together,” AI might not understand what I am talking about. If I say that 3 looks like something men often dream about,” then AI will generate a lot of answers, but not necessarily the one you were thinking about in reference to the two swans.

Moral and Ethical Judgments

According to the law, we are all equal under the law. However, we all know that this is not the case. ChatGPT may struggle to understand that certain ethical considerations need to be taken into account, such as whether the person is a millionaire or not.

Intuition and Gut Feelings

AI has no gut feelings because AI doesn’t have a gut. The same goes for intuition—both are very important skills when dealing with scammers, etc. AI might invest all your money in a new currency called “rip-coin” because someone promised returns of several billions and trillions of dollars, which might sound too good to be true.

Long-Term Vision

AI has no long-term vision. AI has no clue that something trendy right now might be the opposite tomorrow. AI is like that weird nerd who has no social awareness. If you ask AI, “How are you?” it will probably respond with something like: “I’m just a program, so I don’t have feelings, but I’m here and ready to help you! How can I assist you today?”

 

Try it.