AI Hallucinations

To be fair, I've had similar face to face conversations with sales people.

The Ghost said

To be fair, I've had similar face to face conversations with sales people.

Real stupidity trumps artificial intelligence :-) 

I think the issue is that most AI engines are trained on information that is 2–4 years behind current times. However, many of them have recently been given the ability to research live on the internet, albeit through a limited list of web resources. This capability will obviously improve as time moves on and the technology progresses.

AI is an aid, not a god. The problem arises when people expect it to be perfect, forgetting that it’s still in its infancy and constantly learning. Often, it has the right information, but it might choose to present what it thinks most people would want to know rather than directly answering your question. This predictive behavior, while helpful in some contexts, can be frustrating when precision is needed.

Over time, as the systems become more refined and nuanced, we’ll likely see significant improvements. But for now, it’s crucial to view AI as a developing tool rather than an all-knowing entity. Patience and perspective are key as  it has growing pains.

These technologies are amazing—they really are—and they’re getting better all the time. I watched a video on YouTube the other day where a guy’s car drove him to Walmart. He got out, spoke into his phone like it was some Star Trek communicator, and said, 'Go park.' Off the car went, found a parking spot, and parked itself. When the man finished his shopping at the checkout, he again spoke into his phone like a Star Trek communicator: 'Come get me,' and the car started up and drove to the front of the store.

We are literally living in the future, and I’ve gotta say, I didn’t think I’d get here. its easy to put things down as rubbish but 10 years ago these things would have been witchcraft

The issue with things involving numerical answers is less to do with how recent the model is, and more to do with how tokenisation works in large language models. Ask ChatGPT how many R’s are in Strawberry for example - the subsequent ‘defence’ of the wrong answers is quite amusing.

JonC said

The issue with things involving numerical answers is less to do with how recent the model is, and more to do with how tokenisation works in large language models. Ask ChatGPT how many R’s are in Strawberry for example - the subsequent ‘defence’ of the wrong answers is quite amusing.

I think all language is based on numerical structures and patterns—that's where we learned it wasnt it ?

ANDY00 said

I think the issue is that most AI engines are trained on information that is 2–4 years behind current times. However, many of them have recently been given the ability to research live on the internet, albeit through a limited list of web resources. This capability will obviously improve as time moves on and the technology progresses.

AI is an aid, not a god. The problem arises when people expect it to be perfect, forgetting that it’s still in its infancy and constantly learning. Often, it has the right information, but it might choose to present what it thinks most people would want to know rather than directly answering your question. This predictive behavior, while helpful in some contexts, can be frustrating when precision is needed.

Over time, as the systems become more refined and nuanced, we’ll likely see significant improvements. But for now, it’s crucial to view AI as a developing tool rather than an all-knowing entity. Patience and perspective are key as  it has growing pains.

These technologies are amazing—they really are—and they’re getting better all the time. I watched a video on YouTube the other day where a guy’s car drove him to Walmart. He got out, spoke into his phone like it was some Star Trek communicator, and said, 'Go park.' Off the car went, found a parking spot, and parked itself. When the man finished his shopping at the checkout, he again spoke into his phone like a Star Trek communicator: 'Come get me,' and the car started up and drove to the front of the store.

We are literally living in the future, and I’ve gotta say, I didn’t think I’d get here. its easy to put things down as rubbish but 10 years ago these things would have been witchcraft

The questions about electric cars are coming back with models launched quite recently but it's as if it has seen a table of top speeds 

Car W  120
Car X  130 
Car Y 110
Car Z 150 

So when asked for a list it thinks the first car should be 120, the second 130, and so on.

There was a famous incident of a US lawyer getting AI to do the research and it came up with cases which sounded right except none of them actually existed.  

You're spot on when you talk about "predictive behaviour" and people ascribing God-like powers to it , and that's what I was pointing out. 

I was watching the Bond film "Tomorrow never dies" recently where he can summon his BMW via a phone. And now VW have an app for that.  What our phones do now was sci-fi 30 years ago. 

CalmNudes said

ANDY00 said

I think the issue is that most AI engines are trained on information that is 2–4 years behind current times. However, many of them have recently been given the ability to research live on the internet, albeit through a limited list of web resources. This capability will obviously improve as time moves on and the technology progresses.

AI is an aid, not a god. The problem arises when people expect it to be perfect, forgetting that it’s still in its infancy and constantly learning. Often, it has the right information, but it might choose to present what it thinks most people would want to know rather than directly answering your question. This predictive behavior, while helpful in some contexts, can be frustrating when precision is needed.

Over time, as the systems become more refined and nuanced, we’ll likely see significant improvements. But for now, it’s crucial to view AI as a developing tool rather than an all-knowing entity. Patience and perspective are key as  it has growing pains.

These technologies are amazing—they really are—and they’re getting better all the time. I watched a video on YouTube the other day where a guy’s car drove him to Walmart. He got out, spoke into his phone like it was some Star Trek communicator, and said, 'Go park.' Off the car went, found a parking spot, and parked itself. When the man finished his shopping at the checkout, he again spoke into his phone like a Star Trek communicator: 'Come get me,' and the car started up and drove to the front of the store.

We are literally living in the future, and I’ve gotta say, I didn’t think I’d get here. its easy to put things down as rubbish but 10 years ago these things would have been witchcraft

The questions about electric cars are coming back with models launched quite recently but it's as if it has seen a table of top speeds 

Car W  120
Car X  130 
Car Y 110
Car Z 150 

So when asked for a list it thinks the first car should be 120, the second 130, and so on.

There was a famous incident of a US lawyer getting AI to do the research and it came up with cases which sounded right except none of them actually existed.  

You're spot on when you talk about "predictive behaviour" and people ascribing God-like powers to it , and that's what I was pointing out. 

I was watching the Bond film "Tomorrow never dies" recently where he can summon his BMW via a phone. And now VW have an app for that.  What our phones do now was sci-fi 30 years ago. 

Yeah, it’s still learning, but honestly, the stuff coming out these days is amazing. Is it perfect? Of course not—nothing is. But these are tools meant to aid, not replace, thought altogether. When humans stop needing to use their brains, that’s when the human race truly begins to die.