AI saves businesses time, but it needs to learn physics
Although computers have been working with large amounts of data since their inception, they can’t learn or reason like humans. They follow code instructions to perform a task. Artificial intelligence (AI) computing differs from rote programming in that the algorithms are training the computer to learn from data presented to be able to make predictions, draw conclusions or create distillations of the information. With the introduction of conversational generative AI program ChatGPT in late 2022, suddenly anyone could ask almost the entire internet a question and get some kind of answer, no programming experience needed, no fee required. Results aren’t always accurate, though, because not everything on the internet is true or current. Mistrust of AI’s output—and review by a discerning human—is essential. The tools will fact-check the information they assimilate for you only when specifically told to do so.
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