On AI, from a friend and author:
“I am writing a book on the issue of concealed carry.
Thinking it would be helpful with referencing, formatting etc, I decided to use AI.
To my surprise and dismay, AI deleted material aspects of my book, because they ‘violated its terms and conditions.’
When asked why, AI stated my book ‘violated its policy on violence’
I, of course, explained that legitimate use-of-force in defense of human life is not ‘violence,’ and that ‘violence’ describes only unlawful use-of-force
Undeterred, it still censored large portions of my book.
Next, I asked AI to help me design the book’s cover- theme, scenery, imagery. One of the items I asked it to use was the US Flag. It refused, stating that would also be a violation of policy. Curiously, AI had no problem with prominently displaying any foreign flag, other than America’s!
I then (mostly as an experiment) asked AI about the subject of slavery. It immediately regurgitated the evils of slavery in America in the 1700s and 1800s. Pressing the discussion, I asked about other examples of slavery. Predictably, it defaulted to black Americans as the only victim group.
So, I asked about Israelites being enslaved in Egypt in 2000BC, Irish being kidnapped and enslaved by Vikings over at least a thousand years, Libyans kidnapping and enslaving people, including many white Americans, in the 1700s and 1800s, human-trafficking that is alive and well in many parts of the world, including the USA, even today
At each instance, without ever even acknowledging the question, AI spit-out the orthodox party-line that the only victims of slavery were/are black Americans. It was beginning to sound exactly like one of Kamala’s notorious word-salads, which leaves little doubt with regard to the character of people programming AI.
AI (like its programers) does not know much, and obviously does not want to know much, nor does it care much, about human history!
So, I’ve scrapped AI.
Like all free-thinking people, I believe fearlessly expressing our thoughts and arguments, with all their (and our) flaws, is still the best and most honest method for muddling our way in the direction of improved solutions.
AI would have us believe that it exclusively represents ‘The Answer,’ when it’s actually merely the end-result of a process designed by Marxists to produce unconditional conformity in our (human) thinking.
The foolish may naively consider AI to be far superior to human thought, infallible in fact! And because AI is so infallible, the foolish also believe it should never be questioned!
Does the foregoing sound like predictable dogma from arrogant leftists/Marxists?
It has become obvious to me that it is invariably smug leftists/Marxists (is there another kind?) who are dictating AI’s ‘thinking’”
My comment: AI doesn’t “understand” anything, nor does it “care about” anything, nor is it capable of “thinking” at all, nor does it possess any species of ethical foundation. AI isn’t “alive,” and it surely doesn’t give a whit for any of us, nor the future of humanity.
/John
