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Well that just takes the biscuit!

TheCatWoman

Those who know me, will know that I have a terrible relationship with tech, things randomly crash or dont' work or I can't remember how to do it. I thought I'd have a look at co-pilot to see what everyones raving about, so I clicked on it and nothing happened, nothing at all.

DId I do something wrong or has Ai decided I'm a danger to it?

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  • Artificial Intelligence is a contradiction in terms, IMO, especially considering it's conception finds it's origins in it's total opposite; Natural Stupidity

  • in reply to Jamesmac

    A young member of our family is in his second year at Cambridge University and they use the term “Machine Learning” instead of AI. He also moderates a Reddit group on coding and again Machine Learning is the term used to encompass AI.

    AI is often spoken of in the media as an existential threat to humanity but like any tool (machine) it can be used for good and bad (depending on your viewpoint). He has developed an app using Machine Learning to spot a particular disease in bees whilst the hive community can be still saved. It has been made freely and globally accessible, clearly helping bees is a positive for people and the planet. Given the huge amount of data required and the incredible speed it must be processed in Machine Learning is the only way the app could be developed and on connecting to a simple camera at the hive approach is the software which processes the vast number of images. 

    Personally I do understand the existential threat but see this not as computers going rogue and killing their creators, rather by the way it gives “bad actors”, to use a news term, to bring down power grids, financial systems, hospitals, transportation etc etc. Then add in the accuracy and speed with which it processes data, it is giving the insurance industry such huge insights into the statistics of risk that more and more properties, people, businesses will become uninsurable. Its worth checking out the UK government’s Flood-Re initiative to glean more understanding. 

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  • in reply to Jamesmac

    A young member of our family is in his second year at Cambridge University and they use the term “Machine Learning” instead of AI. He also moderates a Reddit group on coding and again Machine Learning is the term used to encompass AI.

    AI is often spoken of in the media as an existential threat to humanity but like any tool (machine) it can be used for good and bad (depending on your viewpoint). He has developed an app using Machine Learning to spot a particular disease in bees whilst the hive community can be still saved. It has been made freely and globally accessible, clearly helping bees is a positive for people and the planet. Given the huge amount of data required and the incredible speed it must be processed in Machine Learning is the only way the app could be developed and on connecting to a simple camera at the hive approach is the software which processes the vast number of images. 

    Personally I do understand the existential threat but see this not as computers going rogue and killing their creators, rather by the way it gives “bad actors”, to use a news term, to bring down power grids, financial systems, hospitals, transportation etc etc. Then add in the accuracy and speed with which it processes data, it is giving the insurance industry such huge insights into the statistics of risk that more and more properties, people, businesses will become uninsurable. Its worth checking out the UK government’s Flood-Re initiative to glean more understanding. 

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